Title:  The True Light, Which Gives Light to All Humankind, Was Coming Into the World

The text is, “Ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον, ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον”.

Ἦν -> third person, singular, imperfect, indicative verb -> was

τὸ -> neuter, singular, nominative article -> the

φῶς -> neuter, singular, nominative noun -> light

τὸ -> neuter, singular, nominative article -> the NRIEH*

ἀληθινόν -> neuter, singular, nominative adjective -> true

ὃ -> neuter, singular, nominative, definite, relative pronoun ->which

φωτίζει ->third person, singular, present, active, indicative verb -> gives light to

πάντα -> masculine, singular, accusative adjective -> all

ἄνθρωπον -> masculine, singular, accusative noun -> humankind

ἐρχόμενον -> present, singular, participial, neuter, singular, nominative verb -> coming

εἰς -> preposition taking the accusative for its object word -> into

τὸν -> masculine, singular, accusative article -> the

κόσμον -> masculine, singular, accusative noun -> world

The meaning of this verse is,

The true light, which gives light to all humankind, was coming into the world.

*NRIEH: For the sake of clarity the word is translated into English, but to avoid such odd constructions as applying a definite article (“the”) to a substantive sufficiently determined by its being a proper noun, or by the use of a qualifier other than the definite article. An example would be the basic translation “Peter said to the Jesus”; the word “the” is completely unnecessary. There are many examples of this in the New Testament. The designation NRIEH is equivalent to “Not Rendered Into English Here”.

Title:  He Was Not the Light, But So That He Might Bear Witness Concerning the Light

The text is, “οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ’ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός”.

οὐκ -> negative particle -> not

ἦν -> third person, singular, imperfect, indicative verb -> was

ἐκεῖνος -> masculine, singular, nominative, demonstrative pronoun -> he

τὸ ->neuter, singular, nominative article -> the

φῶς -> neuter, singular, nominative noun -> light

ἀλλ’ -> coordinating adversative conjunction -> but

 -> subordinating purposive conjunction -> so that

μαρτυρήσῃ -> third person, singular, aorist, active, subjunctive verb -> he might bear witness

περὶ -> preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> concerning | about

τοῦ -> neuter, singular, genitive article -> the

φωτός -> neuter, singular, genitive noun -> light

The meaning of this verse is,

He was not the light, but so that he might bear witness concerning the light.

Title:  He Came as a Witness, so that He Might Bear Witness Concerning the Light

The text is, “οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσιν δι’ αὐτοῦ

οὗτος -> masculine, singular, nominative, demonstrative pronoun -> he

ἦλθεν -> third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb -> came

εἰς -> preposition taking the accusative for its object word -> as

μαρτυρίαν -> feminine, singular, accusative noun -> a witness

ἵνα -> subordinating purposive conjunction -> so that

μαρτυρήσῃ -> third person, singular, aorist, active, subjunctive verb -> he might bear witness

περὶ -> preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> concerning | about

τοῦ -> neuter, singular, nominative article -> the

φωτός -> neuter, singular, nominative noun -> light

ἵνα -> subordinating purposive conjunction -> so that

πάντες -> masculine, plural, nominative adjective -> all

πιστεύσωσιν -> third person, plural, aorist, active, subjunctive verb -> might believe

δι’ -> preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> through

αὐτοῦ -> third person, personal, masculine, singular, genitive pronoun -> him

The meaning of this verse is,

He came as a witness so that he might bear witness concerning the light, so that all might believe through him.

Title:  A Man, Whose Name John, Was Being Sent From God

The text is, “Ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ θεοῦ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης”.

Ἐγένετο -> third person, singular, aorist, middle, indicative verb -> was

ἄνθρωπος -> masculine, singular, nominative noun -> a man

ἀπεσταλμένος -> perfect, passive, participial, masculine, singular,nominative verb -> being sent

παρὰ -> preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> from

θεοῦ -> masculine, singular, genitive noun -> God

ὄνομα -> neuter, singular, nominative noun -> name

αὐτῷ -> third person, personal, masculine, singular, dative pronoun -> whose

Ἰωάννης -> masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun -> John

The meaning of this verse is,

A man, whose name John, was being sent from God.

Title:  And the Light Shines in the Darkness, and the Darkness Has Not Overcome It

The text is, “καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν”.

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

τὸ -> neuter, singular, nominative article -> the

φῶς -> neuter, singular, nominative noun -> light

ἐν -> preposition taking the dative for its object word -> in

τῇ -> feminine, singular, dative article -> the

σκοτίᾳ -> feminine, singular, dative noun -> darkness

φαίνει -> third person, singular, present, active, indicative verb -> shines

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

ἡ -> feminine, singular, nominative article -> the

σκοτία -> feminine, singular, nominative noun -> darkness

αὐτὸ -> third person, personal, masculine, singular, accusative pronoun -> it

οὐ -> negative particle -> not

κατέλαβεν -> third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb -> has overcome

The meaning of this verse is,

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.