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Text -- John 1:1-26 (NET)
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The Prologue to the Gospel
1:1 In the beginning was the Word , and the Word was with God , and the Word was fully God .
1:2 The Word was with God in the beginning .
1:3 All things were created by him , and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created .
1:4 In him was life , and the life was the light of mankind .
1:5 And the light shines on in the darkness , but the darkness has not mastered it .
1:6 A man came , sent from God , whose name was John .
1:7 He came as a witness to testify about the light , so that everyone might believe through him .
1:8 He himself was not the light , but he came to testify about the light .
1:9 The true light , who gives light to everyone , everyone , was coming into the world .
1:10 He was in the world , and the world was created by him , but the world did not recognize him .
1:11 He came to what was his own , but his own people did not receive him .
1:12 But to all who have received him – those who believe in his name – he has given the right to become God’s children
1:13 –children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband’s decision , but by God .
1:14 Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us . We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only , full of grace and truth , who came from the Father .
1:15 John testified about him and shouted out , “This one was the one about whom I said , ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me .’”
1:16 For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another .
1:17 For the law was given through Moses , but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ .
1:18 No one has ever seen God . The only one , himself God , who is in closest fellowship with the Father , has made God known .
The Testimony of John the Baptist
1:19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him , “Who are you ?”
1:20 He confessed – he did not deny but confessed – “I am not the Christ !”
1:21 So they asked him , “Then who are you? Are you Elijah ?” He said , “I am not !” “Are you the Prophet ?” He answered , “No !”
1:22 Then they said to him , “Who are you ? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us . What do you say about yourself ?”
1:23 John said , “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness , ‘Make straight the way for the Lord ,’ as Isaiah the prophet said .”
1:24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees .)
1:25 So they asked John , “Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ , nor Elijah , nor the Prophet ?”
1:26 John answered them , “I baptize with water . Among you stands one whom you do not recognize ,
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JOHN, GOSPEL OF |
Jesus, The Christ |
PROLOGUE |
PHILOSOPHY |
SACRIFICE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, 1 |
Word, The |
Son of God |
OSTRACA |
Light |
Logos |
John |
Elijah |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 1 |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Regeneration |
Wisdom |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS |
COMPARATIVE RELIGION |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 2 |
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NET Notes -> Joh 1:1; Joh 1:1; Joh 1:1; Joh 1:1; Joh 1:2; Joh 1:3; Joh 1:3; Joh 1:3; Joh 1:3; Joh 1:4; Joh 1:4; Joh 1:4; Joh 1:5; Joh 1:5; Joh 1:5; Joh 1:5; Joh 1:5; Joh 1:6; Joh 1:7; Joh 1:7; Joh 1:7; Joh 1:7; Joh 1:8; Joh 1:9; Joh 1:9; Joh 1:9; Joh 1:10; Joh 1:10; Joh 1:10; Joh 1:11; Joh 1:11; Joh 1:11; Joh 1:11; Joh 1:12; Joh 1:13; Joh 1:13; Joh 1:13; Joh 1:13; Joh 1:13; Joh 1:14; Joh 1:14; Joh 1:14; Joh 1:14; Joh 1:14; Joh 1:14; Joh 1:15; Joh 1:15; Joh 1:15; Joh 1:15; Joh 1:16; Joh 1:16; Joh 1:17; Joh 1:18; Joh 1:18; Joh 1:18; Joh 1:18; Joh 1:18; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:19; Joh 1:20; Joh 1:20; Joh 1:21; Joh 1:21; Joh 1:21; Joh 1:22; Joh 1:23; Joh 1:23; Joh 1:23; Joh 1:24; Joh 1:24; Joh 1:25; Joh 1:25; Joh 1:25; Joh 1:26; Joh 1:26
NET Notes: Joh 1:1 And the Word was fully God. John’s theology consistently drives toward the conclusion that Jesus, the incarnate Word, is just as much God as God...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:2 Grk “He”; the referent (the Word) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Joh 1:4 Or “humanity”; Grk “of men” (but ἄνθρωπος [anqrwpo"] is used in a generic sense ...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:5 Or “comprehended it,” or “overcome it.” The verb κατέλαβεν (katelaben) is not eas...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:9 In v. 9 the world (κόσμος, kosmos) is mentioned for the first time. This is another important theme word for John. Gener...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:11 His own people did not receive him. There is a subtle irony here: When the λόγος (logos) came into the world, he came to his ...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:12 On the use of the πιστεύω + εἰς (pisteuw + ei") construction in John: The verb πι ...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:14 Or “of the unique one.” Although this word is often translated “only begotten,” such a translation is misleading, since in Eng...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:16 Earlier commentators (including Origen and Luther) took the words For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another to be Joh...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:17 “But” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the implied contrast between the Mosaic law and grace through Jesus Chri...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:18 Has made God known. In this final verse of the prologue, the climactic and ultimate statement of the earthly career of the Logos, Jesus of Nazareth, i...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:19 “Who are you?” No uniform Jewish expectation of a single eschatological figure existed in the 1st century. A majority expected the Messiah...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:20 “I am not the Christ.” A 3rd century work, the pseudo-Clementine Recognitions (1.54 and 1.60 in the Latin text; the statement is not as cl...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:21 The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief. Acts 3:22 i...
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