Revised Literal Translation
John 1:15-36
15JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491bare witnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532criedκέκραγενkekragenG2896,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778wasἦνēnG1510he of whomὃνhonG3739I spakeG3004,He thatὁhoG3588comethἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473is preferredγέγονεν,gegonenG1096beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715meG1473:forὅτιhotiG3754he wasἦν.ēnG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413meG1473.
18No manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hath seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708GodG2316at any timeπώποτε·pōpoteG4455;the only begottenμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439SonG5207,whichG3588isὢνōnG1510inεἰςeisG1519the bosomκόλπονkolponG3588G2859of the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3588G3962,heἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565hath declaredἐξηγήσατο.exēgēsatoG1834him.G3588
19AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510the recordἡ μαρτυρίαhē marturiaG3588G3141of Johnτοῦ Ἰωάννουtou IōannouG3588G2491,whenὅτεhoteG3753the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andκαὶkaiG2532LevitesΛευίταςLeuitasG3019fromἐξexG1537JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414toἵναinaG2443askἐρωτήσωσινerōtēsōsinG2065himG846,WhoτίςtisG5101artεἶ;eiG1510thouσὺsuG4771?οἱhoiG3588
21AndΚαὶKaiG2532they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065himαὐτόν·autonG846,WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?Artεἶ;eiG1510thouσὺsuG4771ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243?AndκαὶkaiG2532he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,I amεἰμί.eimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756.ArtεἶeiG1510thouσύ;suG4771that prophetὁ προφήτηςho prophētēsG3588G4396?AndκαὶkaiG2532he answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611,Noοὔ.ouG3756.
23He saidἔφη·ephēG5346,IἐγὼegōG1473amthe voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳ·erēmōG2048,Make straightεὐθύνατεeuthunateG2116the wayτῇ ὁδὸνtēa hodonG3588G3598of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531saidG3004the prophetτὴν προφήτης.tēn prophētēsG3588G4396IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268.ὁhoG3588
25AndκαὶkaiG2532they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,WhyτίtiG5101baptizest thouβαπτίζειςbaptizeisG907thenοὖνounG3767,ifεἰeiG1487thouσὺsuG4771beεἶeiG1510notοὐκoukG3756that Christὁ χριστὸςho christosG3588G5547,norG3777ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243,neitherG3777that prophetὁ προφήτης;ho prophētēsG3588G4396?
26Johnὁ Ἰωάννηςho IōannēsG3588G2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,IἐγὼegōG1473baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907withἐνenG1722waterὕδατι·hudatiG5204:butG1161there standeth oneἕστηκενhestēkenG2476amongμέσοςmesosG3319youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,whomὃνhonG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756;
27HeG846it isG1510,whoG3739comingἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473is preferredG1096beforeG1715meG1473,whoseG3739shoe’sὁ ὑποδήματος.ho hupodēmatosG3588G5266latchetτὸν ἱμάνταton himantaG3588G2438IG1473amG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to unlooseλύσωlusōG3089.τοῦtouG3588ἵναinaG2443G846
29The next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887JohnG3588G2491seethβλέπειblepeiG991JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG3588G2424comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532saithλέγει·legeiG3004,BeholdG3708the LambἀμνὸςamnosG3588G286of Godθεοῦ,theouG3588G2316,whichG3588taketh awayαἴρωνairōnG142the sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG3588G266of the worldκόσμου.kosmouG3588G2889.G3588
31And IG2504knewᾔδεινēdeinG1492himαὐτόν,autonG846notοὐκoukG3756:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443he should be made manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319to IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,thereforeδιὰdiaG1223amG2064IG1473comeG2064baptizingβαπτίζων.baptizōnG907withἐνenG1722waterὕδατιhudatiG3588G5204.G3588τοῦτοtoutoG3778
32AndκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491bare recordἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,I sawτεθέαμαιtetheamaiG2300the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772likeG5616a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,andκαὶkaiG2532it abodeἔμεινενemeinenG3306uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.autonG846.ὅτιhotiG3754
33AndG2504I knewG1492himαὐτόν,autonG846notοὐκoukG3756:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heὁhoG3588that sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992meG1473to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907withἐνenG1722waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,the sameἐκεῖνόςekeinosG1565saidG3004unto meG1473,Uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739thou shalt seeG3708the SpiritτὸtoG3588G4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597,andG2532remainingμένονmenonG3306onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν,autonG846,the sameοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510heὁhoG3588which baptizethβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907withἐνenG1722theG4151Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40GhostG4151.ἂνanG302
Commentaries on John 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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