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.

Title:  In Him Was Life  and the Life Was the Light of Humankind

The text is, “ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων”.

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

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

ζωὴ -> feminine, singular, nominative noun -> life

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

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

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

ζωὴ -> feminine, singular, nominative noun -> life

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

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

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

τῶν -> masculine, plural, genitive article -> the NRIEH*

ἀνθρώπων -> masculine, plural, genitive noun -> of humankind

The meaning of this verse is,

In him was life, and the life was the light of humankind.

*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:  Through Him All Was Made and Without Him Was Made Not Even One Which Was Made

The text is, “πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν. ὃ γέγονεν”.

πάντα -> neuter, plural, nominative adjective -> all

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

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

ἐγένετο ->  third person, singular, aorist, middle, indicative verb -> was made

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

χωρὶς -> improper preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> without

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

ἐγένετο -> third person, singular, aorist, middle, indicative verb -> was made

οὐδὲ -> adverb -> not even

ἕν -> neuter, singular, nominative, cardinal adjective -> one

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

γέγονεν -> third person, singular, perfect, active, indicative verb -> was made

The meaning of this verse is,

Through him all was made and without him was made not even one which was made.

Title:  This One Was in Beginning With God

The text is, “οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν”.

οὗτος -> masculine, singular, nominative, demonstrative pronoun -> this one

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

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

ἀρχῇ -> feminine, singular, dative noun -> beginning

πρὸς -> preposition taking the accusative for its object word -> with

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

θεόν -> masculine, singular, accusative noun -> God

The meaning of this verse is,

This one was in beginning with God.

*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:  In Beginning Was the Word, and the Word Was With God, and the Word Was God

The text is, “Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος”.

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

ἀρχῇ -> feminine, singular, dative noun -> beginning

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

ὁ -> masculine, singular, nominative article -> the

λόγος -> masculine, singular, nominative noun -> word

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

ὁ -> masculine, singular, nominative article -> the

λόγος -> masculine, singular, nominative noun -> word

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

πρὸς -> preposition taking the accusative for its object word -> with

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

θεόν -> masculine, singular, accusative noun -> God

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

θεὸς -> masculine, singular, nominative noun -> God

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

ὁ -> masculine, singular, nominative article -> the

λόγος -> masculine, singular,nominative noun -> word

The meaning of this verse is,

In beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.

*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”.