Study it in the app“John testifies about him and has cried out, saying, “This was the one I spoke of: ‘He who comes after me has come to be ahead of me, because he existed before me.’””
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John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appearstestify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrei” appearscry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “kekragen” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenos” appearsfollow after
To walk behind someone, follow them.
Where else “opisō” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonen” appearsbefore, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appearsfirst
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appears14And the Word became flesh and pitched his tent among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and of truth.
15 · This verse (above)
16Because from his fullness we have all received, even grace upon grace;
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?
