New American Standard Bible 2020

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.

3AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956cameG1096intoG1096beingG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, and apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from HimnotG3761evenοὐδὲoudeG3761oneἓνhenG1520thingG1520cameG1096intoG1096beingG1096that has comeG1096intoG1096beingG1096.

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

5Andthe LightφῶςphōsG5457shinesφαίνει,phaineiG5316in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,and the darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653did notgraspκατέλαβεν.¶katelabenG2638it.

6A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444cameἘγένετοEgenetoG1096, onesentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, andhis nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.

7He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064as a witnessμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141,to testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012the Lightφωτός,phōtosG5457,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443allπάντεςpantesG3956might believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100throughδι᾽di᾽G1223him.

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

9This wasthe trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228LightφῶςphōsG5457thatὃhoG3739,comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064into the worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889,enlightensφωτίζειphōtizeiG5461everyπάνταpantaG3956personἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444.

10He was in the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889, andthe worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889cameG1096intoG1096beingG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, and yetthe worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889did notknowἔγνω.egnōG1097Him.

11He cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064to HisownG2398,and His ownτὰtaG3588peopleοἱhoiG3588did notacceptπαρέλαβον.parelabonG3880Him.

12ButasG3745manyὅσοιhosoiG3745asG3745receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983Him, to them He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325the rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,to thoseG3588whobelieveπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100in His nameὄνομαonomaG3686,

13whoοἳhoiG3739werebornἐγεννήθησαν.egennēthēsanG1080, not ofbloodαἱμάτωνhaimatōnG129,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of a manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,but of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

14Andthe WordλόγοςlogosG3056becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096fleshσὰρξsarxG4561, anddweltἐσκήνωσενeskēnōsenG4637amongἐνenG1722us; andwe sawἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethaG2300His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,gloryδόξανdoxanG1391as of the onlyμονογενοῦςmonogenousG3439Sonfrom the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134ofgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485andtruthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

15JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491testifiedμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Him and calledG2896outG2896,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778was He of whomὃνhonG3739I saidG3004, ‘He who is comingἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694me has provedG1096toG1096beG1096my superiorἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715,becauseὅτιhotiG3754He existedG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413me.’”

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

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

18NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708GodΘεὸνTheonG2316at anyG4455timeG4455;GodθεὸςtheosG2316the onlyμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439Son, who is in thearmsκόλπονkolponG2859of the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962, He hasexplainedἐξηγήσατο.exēgēsatoG1834Him.

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