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Jun 24, 2004 · Background to the Study of John. Views on the authorship, origin, and historicity of the Fourth Gospel have changed drastically over the last century and a half. One hundred fifty years ago, if one had asked a New Testament scholar which of the four gospels gave us the most information about the life and ministry of Jesus, the answer would ...
John 1:1-5 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has NOT overcome it!”.
Oct 6, 2019 · First off, note how the Gospel of John begins with Jesus being "the light": In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it (John 1:4, 5). and. The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world, (John 1:9). Now for the occurrences:-
John 1:32 He is the Son of God Some very early Greek copies have “He is the chosen one of God.” John 1:42 Peter The Greek name “Peter,” like the Aramaic name “Cephas,” means “rock.” John 1:47 one you can trust Literally, “in whom is no deceit.” In the Old Testament, Israel’s other name, Jacob, is explained with words that ...
John 1. New International Version. The Word Became Flesh. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in ...
Since John’s use of “peripatōmen” clearly refers to a person’s conduct, I prefer the word “conduct” or “behaviour”. 2) “Darkness” comes from the Greek word “skotia”. It means “physical darkness, ie. the absence of light” or “spiritual darkness”, ie. “moral blindness”. The phrase “in the darkness” found ...
Dec 4, 2014 · John 1:5 reads in the ESV: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. I recently heard the KJV quoted and was struck by the difference: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. In the same vein as the ESV, other translations offer overpowered, extinguished, quenched, defeated.
