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Text -- John 1:1-39 (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 ,
1:27 who is coming after me . I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal !”
1:28 These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing .
1:29 On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said , “Look , the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world !
1:30 This is the one about whom I said , ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me .’
1:31 I did not recognize him , but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel .”
1:32 Then John testified , “I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven , and it remained on him .
1:33 And I did not recognize him , but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me , ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining – this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit .’
1:34 I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God .”
1:35 Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples .
1:36 Gazing at Jesus as he walked by , he said , “Look , the Lamb of God !”
1:37 When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus .
1:38 Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them , “What do you want ?” So they said to him , “Rabbi ” (which is translated Teacher ), “where are you staying ?”
1:39 Jesus answered , “Come and you will see .” So they came and saw where he was staying , and they stayed with him that day . Now it was about four o’clock in the afternoon .
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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 |
John |
SACRIFICE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, 1 |
PHILOSOPHY |
PROLOGUE |
PAPYRUS |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Word, The |
PETER |
Son of God |
OSTRACA |
JOHN THE BAPTIST |
Logos |
Light |
Regeneration |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Lamb of God |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 1 |
Wisdom |
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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; Joh 1:27; Joh 1:27; Joh 1:27; Joh 1:28; Joh 1:28; Joh 1:29; Joh 1:29; Joh 1:30; Joh 1:31; Joh 1:31; Joh 1:32; Joh 1:32; Joh 1:32; Joh 1:32; Joh 1:32; Joh 1:34; Joh 1:35; Joh 1:35; Joh 1:36; Joh 1:37; Joh 1:37; Joh 1:37; Joh 1:38; Joh 1:38; Joh 1:39; Joh 1:39; Joh 1:39; Joh 1:39
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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NET Notes: Joh 1:27 The term refers to the leather strap or thong used to bind a sandal. This is often viewed as a collective singular and translated as a plural, “...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:29 Gen 22:8 is an important passage in the background of the title Lamb of God as applied to Jesus. In Jewish thought this was held to be a supremely imp...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:31 John the Baptist, who has been so reluctant to elaborate his own role, now more than willingly gives his testimony about Jesus. For the author, the em...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:32 John says the Spirit remained on Jesus. The Greek verb μένω (menw) is a favorite Johannine word, used 40 times in the Gospel and 2...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:34 ‡ What did John the Baptist declare about Jesus on this occasion? Did he say, “This is the Son of God” (οὗτό ...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:36 This section (1:35-51) is joined to the preceding by the literary expedient of repeating the Baptist’s testimony about Jesus being the Lamb of G...
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NET Notes: Joh 1:37 The expression followed Jesus pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life...
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