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The trueτὸ ἀληθινὸνlight,τὸ φῶςwhichὃgives lightφωτίζειto everyπάνταperson,ἄνθρωπονwasἦνcomingἐρχόμενονintoεἰςthe world.τὸν κόσμον
John 1:9
Study it in the app“The true light, which gives light to every person, was coming into the world.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:9, word by word
- The trueἀληθινὸνalēthinon
true
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinon” appears- lightφῶςphōs
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōs” appears- gives lightφωτίζειphōtizei
enlighten
To help understand God's truth.
Where else “phōtizei” appears- personἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- comingἐρχόμενονerchomenon
come as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “erchomenon” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmon” appears
Translation note
It can also be understood: “He was the true light that gives light to every person who comes into the world.”
The context
8He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.
9 · This verse (above)
10He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not know 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?