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Text -- John 1:1-9 (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 .
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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 |
Light |
PROLOGUE |
PHILOSOPHY |
Word, The |
Jesus, The Christ |
SACRIFICE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, 1 |
OSTRACA |
Son of God |
Logos |
Wisdom |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 1 |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
COMPARATIVE RELIGION |
John |
SABBATH |
Darkness |
WORLD, COSMOLOGICAL |
PERSON OF CHRIST, 4-5 |
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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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