New American Standard Bible 2020

John 1:6-13

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.

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