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There cameἘγένετοa manἄνθρωποςsentἀπεσταλμένοςfromπαρὰGod,θεοῦwhoseαὐτῷname wasὄνομαJohn.Ἰωάννης
John 1:6
Study it in the app“There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:6, word by word
- There cameἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenos
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalmenos” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- name wasὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears
The context
5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
6 · This verse (above)
7He came for testimony, to testify about the light, so that all might believe through 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?