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