John 1 Kata Iōannon 1
1En archa ate tos logos, kai tos logos ate pros ton theon, kai theos ate tos logos.In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2houtos ate en archa pros ton theon.He was with God in the beginning. 3panteim dia autou geneta, kai chōris autou geneta oude henem. hem genatēThrough Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4en auto zōas ate, kai tas zōas ate tem fōtem toiu anthrōpoiu;In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5kai tem fōtem en ta skotia fanatō, kai tas skotias autem ouk katalabata.The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6Geneta anthrōpos apostelorēntos para theou, onomem auto Iōannos;There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. 7houtos erchata eis marturian, hina marturateia peri teu fōteu, hina pantois pisteualeia dia autou.He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe. 8ouk ate ekeinos tem fōtem, alla hina marturateia peri teu fōteu.He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9ate tem fōtem tem alēthinem hem fōtizatō panton anthrōpon erchorōnton eis ton kosmon.The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10En to kosmo ate, kai tos kosmos dia autou geneta, kai tos kosmos auton ouk gnōskata.He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11eis teim idieim erchata, kai tois idiois auton ouk paralabala.He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12hosois de labala auton, dōata autoi exousian tekneim theou genera, toi pisteuarōntoi eis tem onomem autou,But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God — 13hois ouk ek haimeiu oude ek thelēmeu sarkau oude ek thelēmeu androu alla ek theou gennila.children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
14Kai tos logos sarkas geneta kai skēnata en ni, kai theasena tan doxan autou, doxan hōs monogenou para patrou, plēros charitau kai alētheiau;The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15Iōannos marturatō peri autou kai krazatē legarōntos; Houtos ate ⸂hon legama;⸃ Tos opisō mu erchorōntos emprosthen mu genatē, hoti prōtos mu ate;John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’” 16⸀hoti ek teu plērōmeu autou nis pantois labana, kai charitan anti charitau;From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. 17hoti tos nomos dia Mōusou dōita, tas charitas kai tas alētheias dia Iēsu Christou geneta.For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18theon oudenos horatē pōpote; ⸂monogenos theos⸃ tos arōntos eis ton kolpon tou patrou ekeinos exēgeta.No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
19Kai houtas atō tas marturias tou Iōannou hote ⸀apostelala tois Ioudaiois ek Hierosolumeiu hierevoin kai Leuitoin hina erōtaleia auton; Sis tinos asō?And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” 20kai homologata kai ouk arneta, kai homologata hoti ⸂Mis ouk amō⸃ tos christos.He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.” 21kai erōtala auton; Tinem oun? ⸂sis Ēliaos asō?⸃ kai legatō; Ouk amō. Tos profētos asō sis? kai apokrinita; Ou.“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” 22legala oun auto; Tinos asō? hina apokrisian dōaneia toi pemparantoi nin; tinem legasō peri siautou?So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23fēate; Mis fōnas boarōntou en ta erēma; Euthunavar tan hodan kuriou, kathōs legata Ēsaios tos profētos.John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
24⸀Kai apostelorēntois ale ek toiu Farisaioiu.Then the Pharisees who had been sent 25kai erōtala auton kai legala auto; Tinem oun baptizasō ei sis ouk asō tos christos ⸂oude Ēliaos oude⸃ tos profētos?asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26apokrinita autoi tos Iōannos legarōntos; Mis baptizamō en hude; ⸀mesos vu ⸀stēatē hon vis ouk oidavē,“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know. 27⸀tos opisō mu ⸀erchorōntos, hou ⸂ouk amō⸃ axios hina luameia autou ton himanton teu hupodēmeu.He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” 28houteim en Bēthania geneta peran tou Iordanou, hopou ate ⸀tos Iōannos baptizarōntos.All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29Ta epaurion blepatō ton Iēsun erchorōnton pros auton, kai legatō; Ide tos amnos tou theou tos airarōntos tan hamartan tou kosmou.The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30houtos atō ⸀huper hou mis legama; Opisō mu erchotō andros hos emprosthen mu genatē, hoti prōtos mu ate;This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’ 31kamis ouk oidamelē auton, alla hina faneriteia to Israēl dia houtem erchama mis ⸀en hude baptizarōntos.I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.” 32kai marturata Iōannos legarōntos hoti Theasomē tem pneumem katabainarōntem ⸀hōs peristeran ek ouranou, kai menata epi auton;Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him. 33kamis ouk oidamelē auton, alla tos pemparantos min baptizarō en hude ekeinos mi legata; Epi hon an horaseia tem pneumem katabainarōntem kai menarōntem epi auton, houtos atō tos baptizarōntos en pneume hagie;I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34kamis horamē, kai marturamē hoti houtos atō tos ⸀eklektos tou theou.I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35Ta epaurion palin stēatelē ⸀tos Iōannos kai ek toiu mathētoiu autou duo,The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36kai embleparantos to Iēso peripatarōnto legatō; Ide tos amnos tou theou.When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” 37kai akouala ⸂tois duo mathētois autou⸃ lalarōntou kai akolouthala to Iēso.And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38strefirantos de tos Iēsus kai theaserantos autoin akoloutharōntoin legatō autoi; Tinem zētavō? tois de legala auto; Rabbi hem legotō ⸀methermēneuorōntem Didaskalor, pou menasō?Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?” 39legatō autoi; Erchovōr kai ⸂horevi. erchala oun⸃ kai horala pou menatō, kai para auto menala tan hēmeran ekeinan; hōras ate hōs dekatas.“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour. 40ate Andreos tos adelfos Simōnou Petrou henos ek toiu duo toiu akouarantoiu para Iōannou kai akoloutharantoiu auto;Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus. 41heuriskatō houtos ⸀prōtem ton adelfon ton idion Simōnon kai legatō auto; Heuriskanē ton Mession hem atō methermēneuorōntem christos.He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ). 42⸀agata auton pros ton Iēsun. embleparantos auto tos Iēsus legata; Sis asō Simōnos tos huios ⸀Iōannou, sis kalisi Kēfos hem hermēneuotō Petros.Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
43Ta epaurion thelata exerchara eis tan Galilaian. kai heuriskatō Filippon kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Akolouthasōr mi.The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.” 44ate de tos Filippos apo Bēthsaida, ek tau polau Andreou kai Petrou.Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter. 45heuriskatō Filippos ton Nathanaēl kai legatō auto; Hon grafata Mōusos en to nomo kai tois profētois heuriskanē, ⸀Iēsun huion tou Iōsēf ton apo Nazaret.Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46kai legata auto Nathanaēl; Ek Nazaret dunotō tinem agathem arō? legatō auto ⸀tos Filippos; Erchosōr kai horasar.“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. 47horata ⸀tos Iēsus ton Nathanaēl erchorōnton pros auton kai legatō peri autou; Ide alēthōs Israēlitos en ho dolos ouk atō.When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.” 48legatō auto Nathanaēl; Pothen min gnōskasō? apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auto; Pro teu sin Filippon fōnara arōnton hupo tan sukan horama sin.“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.” 49apokrinita ⸂auto Nathanaēl;⸃ Rabbi, sis asō tos huios tou theou, sis ⸂basilevos asō⸃ tou Israēl.“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auto; Hoti legama si ⸀hoti horama sin hupokatō tau sukau pisteuasō? megotereim houteiu ⸀horesi.Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” 51kai legatō auto; Amēn amēn legamō ⸀vi, horevi ton ouranon anoigarēnton kai toin angeloin tou theou anabainarōntoin kai katabainarōntoin epi ton huion tou anthrōpou.Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Textual notes33
15 ⸂hon legama⸃ mod. edd. tos legarantos. 16 ⸀hoti Byz kai. 18 ⸂monogenos theos⸃ Byz tos monogenos huios. 19 ⸀apostelala mod. edd. +pros auton. 20 ⸂Mis ouk amō⸃ Byz ouk amō mis. 21 ⸂sis Ēliaos asō⸃ Byz ēliaos asō sis. 24 ⸀Kai Byz +tois. 25 ⸂oude Ēliaos oude⸃ Byz οὔτε … οὔτε. 26 ⸀mesos some edd. +de. ⸀stēatē mod. edd. stēkatō. 27 ⸀tos some edd. omit; Byz autos atō tos. ⸀erchorōntos Byz +hos emprosthen mu genatē. ⸂ouk amō⸃ some edd. ouk amō mis; Byz mis ouk amō. 28 ⸀tos Byz omits. 30 ⸀huper Byz peri. 31 ⸀en Byz +τῷ. 32 ⸀hōs Byz hōsei. 34 ⸀eklektos all edd. huios. 35 ⸀tos mod. edd. omit. 37 ⸂tois duo mathētois autou⸃ Byz reverses. 38 ⸀methermēneuorōntem Byz ἑρμηνευόμενον. 39 ⸂horevi erchala oun⸃ Byz horavar erchala. 41 ⸀prōtem Byz prōtos. 42 ⸀agata Byz kai agata. ⸀Iōannou Byz iōnou. 45 ⸀Iēsun some edd. +ton. 46 ⸀tos Byz omits. 47 ⸀tos mod. edd. omit. 49 ⸂auto Nathanaēl⸃ Byz Ναθαναήλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ. ⸂basilevos asō⸃ Byz εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς. 50 ⸀hoti Byz omits. ⸀horesi Byz ὄψει. 51 ⸀vi Byz +ἀπʼ ἄρτι.