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And Iκἀγὼhave seenἑώρακαandκαὶhave testifiedμεμαρτύρηκαthatὅτιthisοὗτόςisἐστινthe Chosen Oneὁ ἐκλεκτὸςof God.”τοῦ θεοῦ
John 1:34
Study it in the app“And I have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One of God.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:34, word by word
- And Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- have seenἑώρακαheōraka
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōraka” appears- have testifiedμεμαρτύρηκαmemartyrēka
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “memartyrēka” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Chosen Oneἐκλεκτὸςeklektos
chosen
Chosen, elect.
Where else “eklektos” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “the Son of God.”
The context
33And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to immerse in water, he said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who immerses in the Holy Spirit.’
34 · This verse (above)
35The next day John was standing there again, and two of his disciples.
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?