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Learn about the sources and coverage →In the beginning, the Word already existed—the living expression of God. He was with God, and He was God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
En archē ēn ho logos, kai ho logos ēn pros ton theon, kai theos ēn ho logos.
He was with God in the beginning.
The same was in the beginning with God.
Οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.
Houtos ēn en archē pros ton theon.
Everything that exists was created through Him. Nothing that has been created came into existence apart from Him.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἓν ὃ γέγονεν.
Panta di’ autou egeneto, kai chōris autou egeneto oude hen ho gegonen.
In Him was life, and that life was the light of humanity.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων,
En autō zōē ēn, kai hē zōē ēn to phōs tōn anthrōpōn,
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never overcome it.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν.
kai to phōs en tē skotia phainei, kai hē skotia auto ou katelaben.
God sent a man named John.
¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ θεοῦ, ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης.
Egeneto anthrōpos apestalmenos para theou, onoma autō Iōannēs.
He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through his testimony people might believe.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν, ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός, ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσιν δι’ αὐτοῦ.
Houtos ēlthen eis martyrian, hina martyrēsē peri tou phōtos, hina pantes pisteusōsin di’ autou.
John himself was not the Light. He came to point people to the Light.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ’ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.
Ouk ēn ekeinos to phōs, all’ hina martyrēsē peri tou phōtos.
The true Light—the One who gives light to every person—was coming into the world.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
Ēn to phōs to alēthinon, ho phōtizei panta anthrōpon erchomenon eis ton kosmon.
He was in the world, and although the world had been created through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω.
En tō kosmō ēn, kai ho kosmos di’ autou egeneto, kai ho kosmos auton ouk egnō.
He came to His own people, but His own did not receive Him.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Εἰς τὰ ἴδια ἦλθεν, καὶ οἱ ἴδιοι αὐτὸν οὐ παρέλαβον.
Eis ta idia ēlthen, kai hoi idioi auton ou parelabon.
But to everyone who did receive Him—to those who believed in who He is—He gave the right to become children of God.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ∙
Hosoi de elabon auton, edōken autois exousian tekna theou genesthai, tois pisteuousin eis to onoma autou;
They were born not because of human ancestry, physical desire, or a man’s decision, but because God gave them new life.
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
οἳ οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος σαρκός, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος ἀνδρός, ἀλλ’ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν.
hoi ouk ex haimatōn, oude ek thelēmatos sarkos, oude ek thelēmatos andros, all’ ek theou egennēthēsan.
The Word became human and lived among us. We saw His glory—the glory of the Father’s one and only Son—full of grace and truth.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο, καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν—καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ πατρός—πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας.
Kai ho logos sarx egeneto, kai eskēnōsen en hēmin—kai etheasametha tēn doxan autou, doxan hōs monogenous para patros—plērēs charitos kai alētheias.
John testified about Him and cried out, “This is the One I was talking about when I said, ‘The One coming after me ranks far above me, because He existed before me.’”
¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων, Οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν∙ ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.
Iōannēs martyrei peri autou, kai kekragen legōn, Houtos ēn hon eipon, Ho opisō mou erchomenos emprosthen mou gegonen; hoti prōtos mou ēn.
From His limitless fullness, we have all received grace upon grace.
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἐλάβομεν, καὶ χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος.
Kai ek tou plērōmatos autou hēmeis pantes elabomen, kai charin anti charitos.
The Law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ἐγένετο.
Hoti ho nomos dia Mōseōs edothē, hē charis kai hē alētheia dia Iēsou christou egeneto.
No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is closest to the Father, has made God known to us.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε∙ ὁ μονογενὴς υἱός, ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρός, ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.
Theon oudeis heōraken pōpote; ho monogenēs huios, ho ōn eis ton kolpon tou patros, ekeinos exēgēsato.
This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Ἰωάννου, ὅτε ἀπέστειλαν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐξ Ἱεροσολύμων ἱερεῖς καὶ Λευΐτας ἵνα ἐρωτήσωσιν αὐτόν, Σὺ τίς εἶ;
Kai hautē estin hē martyria tou Iōannou, hote apesteilan hoi Ioudaioi ex Hierosolymōn hiereis kai Leuitas hina erōtēsōsin auton, Sy tis ei?
John answered openly and without hesitation, “I am not the Christ.”
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Καὶ ὡμολόγησεν, καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσατο∙ καὶ ὡμολόγησεν ὅτι Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ χριστός.
Kai hōmologēsen, kai ouk ērnēsato; kai hōmologēsen hoti Ouk eimi egō ho christos.
They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”
He answered, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
“No,” he replied.
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, Τί οὖν; Ἠλίας εἶ σύ; Καὶ λέγει, Οὐκ εἰμί. Ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, Οὔ.
Kai ērōtēsan auton, Ti oun? Ēlias ei sy? Kai legei, Ouk eimi. Ho prophētēs ei sy? Kai apekrithē, Ou.
So they asked him again, “Who are you? We need an answer for the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ, Τίς εἶ; Ἵνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶμεν τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς. Τί λέγεις περὶ σεαυτοῦ;
Eipon oun autō, Tis ei? Hina apokrisin dōmen tois pempsasin hēmas. Ti legeis peri seautou?
John answered with the words of Isaiah the prophet:
“I am the voice of someone crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make the road straight for the Lord.’”
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Ἔφη, Ἐγὼ φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Εὐθύνατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, καθὼς εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας ὁ προφήτης.
Ephē, Egō phōnē boōntos en tē erēmō, Euthynate tēn hodon kyriou, kathōs eipen Ēsaias ho prophētēs.
The men who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
Καὶ οἱ ἀπεσταλμένοι ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων.
Kai hoi apestalmenoi ēsan ek tōn Pharisaiōn.
They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, Elijah, or the Prophet?”
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Τί οὖν βαπτίζεις, εἰ σὺ οὐκ εἶ ὁ χριστός, οὔτε Ἠλίας, οὔτε ὁ προφήτης;
Kai ērōtēsan auton, kai eipon autō, Ti oun baptizeis, ei sy ouk ei ho christos, oute Ēlias, oute ho prophētēs?
John answered, “I baptize with water, but Someone is already standing among you whom you do not recognize.
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰωάννης λέγων, Ἐγὼ βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι∙ μέσος δὲ ὑμῶν ἕστηκεν ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε.
Apekrithē autois ho Iōannēs legōn, Egō baptizō en hydati; mesos de hymōn hestēken hon hymeis ouk oidate.
He is the One coming after me who ranks ahead of me. I am not even worthy to untie the strap of His sandal.”
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος, ὃς ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν∙ οὗ ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἄξιος ἵνα λύσω αὐτοῦ τὸν ἱμάντα τοῦ ὑποδήματος.
Autos estin ho opisō mou erchomenos, hos emprosthen mou gegonen; hou egō ouk eimi axios hina lysō autou ton himanta tou hypodēmatos.
These things happened beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Ταῦτα ἐν Βηθανίᾳ ἐγένετο πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ὅπου ἦν Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων.
Tauta en Bēthania egeneto peran tou Iordanou, hopou ēn Iōannēs baptizōn.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Τῇ ἐπαύριον βλέπει τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ λέγει, Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου.
Tē epaurion blepei ton Iēsoun erchomenon pros auton, kai legei, Ide ho amnos tou theou, ho airōn tēn hamartian tou kosmou.
This is the One I meant when I said, ‘A Man is coming after me who ranks far above me, because He existed before me.’
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Οὗτός ἐστιν περὶ οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον, Ὀπίσω μου ἔρχεται ἀνὴρ ὃς ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.
Houtos estin peri hou egō eipon, Opisō mou erchetai anēr hos emprosthen mou gegonen, hoti prōtos mou ēn.
I did not know who He was at first, but I came baptizing with water so that He could be revealed to Israel.”
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν∙ ἀλλ’ ἵνα φανερωθῇ τῷ Ἰσραήλ, διὰ τοῦτο ἦλθον ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι βαπτίζων.
Kagō ouk ēdein auton; all’ hina phanerōthē tō Israēl, dia touto ēlthon egō en tō hydati baptizōn.
John continued his testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and remain on Him.
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ’ αὐτόν.
Kai emartyrēsen Iōannēs legōn hoti Tetheamai to pneuma katabainon hōsei peristeran ex ouranou, kai emeinen ep’ auton.
I did not know who He was, but God, who sent me to baptize with water, told me, ‘The One on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
Κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν∙ ἀλλ’ ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν, Ἐφ’ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπ’ αὐτόν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
Kagō ouk ēdein auton; all’ ho pempsas me baptizein en hydati, ekeinos moi eipen, Eph’ hon an idēs to pneuma katabainon kai menon ep’ auton, houtos estin ho baptizōn en pneumati hagiō.
I saw it happen, and I testify that this is the Son of God.”
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
Κἀγὼ ἑώρακα, καὶ μεμαρτύρηκα ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.
Kagō heōraka, kai memartyrēka hoti houtos estin ho huios tou theou.
The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples.
¶ Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
Τῇ ἐπαύριον πάλιν εἱστήκει ὁ Ἰωάννης, καὶ ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ δύο∙
Tē epaurion palin heistēkei ho Iōannēs, kai ek tōn mathētōn autou dyo;
When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look! The Lamb of God!”
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
καὶ ἐμβλέψας τῷ Ἰησοῦ περιπατοῦντι, λέγει, Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.
kai emblepsas tō Iēsou peripatounti, legei, Ide ho amnos tou theou.
The two disciples heard him and began following Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Καὶ ἤκουσαν αὐτοῦ οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ λαλοῦντος, καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
Kai ēkousan autou hoi dyo mathētai lalountos, kai ēkolouthēsan tō Iēsou.
Jesus turned, saw them following Him, and asked, “What are you looking for?”
They answered, “Rabbi”—which means Teacher—“where are You staying?”
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
Στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας, λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί ζητεῖτε; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί—ὃ λέγεται ἑρμηνευόμενον, Διδάσκαλε—ποῦ μένεις;
Strapheis de ho Iēsous kai theasamenos autous akolouthountas, legei autois, Ti zēteite? Hoi de eipon autō, Rhabbi—ho legetai hermēneuomenon, Didaskale—pou meneis?
Jesus said, “Come and see.”
So they went with Him, saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
Λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ἔρχεσθε καὶ ἴδετε. Ἦλθον καὶ εἶδον ποῦ μένει∙ καὶ παρ’ αὐτῷ ἔμειναν τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην∙ ὥρα ἦν ὡς δεκάτη.
Legei autois, Erchesthe kai idete. Ēlthon kai eidon pou menei; kai par’ autō emeinan tēn hēmeran ekeinēn; hōra ēn hōs dekatē.
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two men who had heard John and followed Jesus.
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
Ἦν Ἀνδρέας ὁ ἀδελφὸς Σίμωνος Πέτρου εἷς ἐκ τῶν δύο τῶν ἀκουσάντων παρὰ Ἰωάννου καὶ ἀκολουθησάντων αὐτῷ.
Ēn Andreas ho adelphos Simōnos Petrou heis ek tōn dyo tōn akousantōn para Iōannou kai akolouthēsantōn autō.
The first thing Andrew did was find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah”—which means the Christ, God’s promised King.
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Εὑρίσκει οὗτος πρῶτος τὸν ἀδελφὸν τὸν ἴδιον Σίμωνα, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Εὑρήκαμεν τὸν Μεσίαν—ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, χριστός.
Heuriskei houtos prōtos ton adelphon ton idion Simōna, kai legei autō, Heurēkamen ton Mesian—ho estin methermēneuomenon, christos.
Then Andrew brought Simon to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas”—which means Peter, or Rock.
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
Καὶ ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Σὺ εἶ Σίμων ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωνᾶ∙ σὺ κληθήσῃ Κηφᾶς—ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται Πέτρος.
Kai ēgagen auton pros ton Iēsoun. Emblepsas autō ho Iēsous eipen, Sy ei Simōn ho huios Iōna; sy klēthēsē Kēphas—ho hermēneuetai Petros.
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.”
¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
Τῇ ἐπαύριον ἠθέλησεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀκολούθει μοι.
Tē epaurion ēthelēsen exelthein eis tēn Galilaian, kai heuriskei Philippon, kai legei autō ho Iēsous, Akolouthei moi.
Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Ἦν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδά, ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Ἀνδρέου καὶ Πέτρου.
Ēn de ho Philippos apo Bēthsaida, ek tēs poleōs Andreou kai Petrou.
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law and the prophets also wrote about—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Εὑρίσκει Φίλιππος τὸν Ναθαναήλ, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ὃν ἔγραψεν Μωσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ οἱ προφῆται εὑρήκαμεν, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ.
Heuriskei Philippos ton Nathanaēl, kai legei autō, Hon egrapsen Mōsēs en tō nomō kai hoi prophētai heurēkamen, Iēsoun ton huion tou Iōsēph ton apo Nazaret.
Nathanael asked, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
Philip answered, “Come and see for yourself.”
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ, Ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; Λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος, Ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε.
Kai eipen autō Nathanaēl, Ek Nazaret dynatai ti agathon einai? Legei autō Philippos, Erchou kai ide.
Jesus saw Nathanael approaching and said, “Look! Here is a true Israelite with no deceit in him.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Εἶδεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ, Ἴδε ἀληθῶς Ἰσραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστιν.
Eiden ho Iēsous ton Nathanaēl erchomenon pros auton, kai legei peri autou, Ide alēthōs Israēlitēs, en hō dolos ouk estin.
Nathanael asked, “How do You know me?”
Jesus answered, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
Λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ, Πόθεν με γινώσκεις; Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι, ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν, εἶδόν σε.
Legei autō Nathanaēl, Pothen me ginōskeis? Apekrithē Iēsous kai eipen autō, Pro tou se Philippon phōnēsai, onta hypo tēn sykēn, eidon se.
Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
Ἀπεκρίθη Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
Apekrithē Nathanaēl kai legei autō, Rhabbi, sy ei ho huios tou theou, sy ei ho basileus tou Israēl.
Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see far greater things than that.”
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ὅτι εἶπόν σοι, Εἶδόν σε ὑποκάτω τῆς συκῆς, πιστεύεις; Μείζω τούτων ὄψει.
Apekrithē Iēsous kai eipen autō, Hoti eipon soi, Eidon se hypokatō tēs sykēs, pisteueis? Meizō toutōn opsei.
Then He said, “Truly, truly, I tell you: from now on you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπ’ ἄρτι ὄψεσθε τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
Kai legei autō, Amēn amēn legō hymin, ap’ arti opsesthe ton ouranon aneōgota, kai tous angelous tou theou anabainontas kai katabainontas epi ton huion tou anthrōpou.