John
John 1:6–7
6There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
John 1:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There came | Ἐγένετο | Egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| who was sent | ἀπεσταλμένος | apestalmenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| from | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| His | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| name | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| John | Ἰωάννης | Iōannēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
John 1:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| came | ἦλθεν | ēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| as | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a witness | μαρτυρίαν | martyrian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| testify | μαρτυρήσῃ | martyrēsē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3140 I witness, testify |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Light | φωτός | phōtos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| through | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| everyone | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| might believe | πιστεύσωσιν | pisteusōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 1:6 Malachi 3:1 · John 3:28 · Isaiah 40:3–5 · Luke 1:76 · John 1:33 · Acts 13:24 · Mark 1:1–8 · Matthew 3:1–11 · Matthew 11:10 · Malachi 4:5–6 · Luke 3:2–20 · Luke 1:13
John 1:7 Acts 19:4 · John 5:33–35 · John 1:32–34 · John 1:12 · John 1:36 · John 1:9 · John 1:26–27 · 2 Peter 3:9 · John 3:26–36 · Titus 2:11 · 1 Timothy 2:4 · Ephesians 3:9
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.