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He wasἦνinἘνthe world,τῷ κόσμῳandκαὶthe worldὁ κόσμοςcame into beingἐγένετοthroughδι’him,αὐτοῦandκαὶthe worldὁ κόσμοςdid notοὐκknowἔγνωhim.αὐτὸν
John 1:10
Study it in the app“He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not know him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:10, word by word
- He wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- the worldκόσμῳkosmōi
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmōi” appears- came into beingἐγένετοegeneto
be made
To come into being, to be made.
Where else “egeneto” appears- knowἔγνωegnō
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “egnō” appears
The context
9The true light, which gives light to every person, was coming into the world.
10 · This verse (above)
11He came to what was his own, and his own people did not receive him.
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?