New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:1-18

1In the beginningἀρχῇarchēaG746wasthe Wordλόγος,logosG3056,and the WordλόγοςlogosG3056waswith Godθεόν,theonG2316, andthe Wordλόγος.logosG3056was GodθεὸςtheosG2316.

2He was in the beginningἀρχῇarchēaG746with Godθεόν.theonG2316.

3AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956cameG1096into beingG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, and apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from Him nothingοὐδὲ ἓνoude henG3761 G1520cameG1096into beingG1096that has comeG1096into beingG1096.

4In Him was lifeζωὴzōēG2222,and the lifeζωὴzōēG2222wasthe LightφῶςphōsG5457of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444.

5The LightφῶςphōsG5457shinesφαίνει,phaineiG5316in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,and the darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653did notcomprehendκατέλαβεν.¶katelabenG2638it.

6TherecameἘγένετοEgenetoG1096a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whoseαὐτῷautōG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.

7He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064as a witnessμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141,to testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012the Lightφωτός,phōtosG5457,soG2443that allπάντεςpantesG3956might believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100throughδι᾽di᾽G1223him.

8He was not the Lightφῶς,phōsG5457, but he cameto testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012the Lightφωτός.phōtosG5457.

9There wasthe trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228LightφῶςphōsG5457whichὃhoG3739,comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064into the worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889,enlightensφωτίζειphōtizeiG5461everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444.

10He was in the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889, andthe worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889was madeἐγένετο,egenetoG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, and the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889did not knowἔγνω.egnōG1097Him.

11He cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064to HisownἴδιαidiaG2398,and thoseG3588who were His ownἴδιοιidioiG2398did not receiveπαρέλαβον.parelabonG3880Him.

12But as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745as receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983Him, to them He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325the rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, evento thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100in His nameὄνομαonomaG3686,

13whoοἳhoiG3739werebornἐγεννήθησαν.egennēthēsanG1080, not ofbloodαἱμάτωνhaimatōnG129norοὐδὲoudeG3761of the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561norοὐδὲoudeG3761of the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,but of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

14Andthe WordλόγοςlogosG3056becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096fleshσὰρξsarxG4561, anddweltἐσκήνωσενeskēnōsenG4637amongἐνenG1722us, andwe sawἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethaG2300His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,gloryδόξανdoxanG1391as ofthe onlyμονογενοῦςmonogenousG3439begottenG3439from the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134ofgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485andtruthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

15JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491testifiedμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Him and criedκέκραγενkekragenG2896out, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778was He of whomὃνhonG3739I saidG3004, ‘He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694mehasγέγονεν,gegonenG1096a higherG1715rankG1715than I,for He existedG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413me.’”

16For of HisfullnessπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138we have allπάντεςpantesG3956receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983, andgraceχάρινcharinG5485upon graceχάριτος.charitosG5485.

17Forthe LawνόμοςnomosG3551was givenἐδόθη,edothēG1325throughδιὰdiaG1223MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475;graceχάριςcharisG5485andtruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225were realizedἐγένετο.¶egenetoG1096throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

18NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708GodΘεὸνTheonG2316at anyG4455timeG4455;the onlyμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439begottenG3439GodθεὸςtheosG2316who isin the bosomκόλπονkolponG2859of the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962,He has explainedἐξηγήσατο.exēgēsatoG1834Him.

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