In the Douay–Rheims, King James, New International, and other versions of the Bible, the verse reads: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Therefore, anarthrous or arthrous constructions by themselves, without context, cannot determine how to render it into a target language. To conform to standard Greek grammar. 62, Pt 2, October 2011. John 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this Gospel. John 1:1-3, 14, 18 . ", Dr. Samuel J. Mikolaski of Zurich, Switzerland: "It is monstrous to translate the phrase 'the Word was a god. '", Dr. Bruce M. Metzger of Princeton (Professor of New Testament Language and Literature): "As a matter of solid fact, however, such a rendering is a frightful mistranslation. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος [Kaì theòs ên ho lógos] looks much more like "And the Word was God" than "And the Word was divine" when viewed with reference to this rule. . The same was in the beginning with God. An Eastern/Greek Orthodox Bible commentary notes: This second theos could also be translated 'divine' as the construction indicates "a qualitative sense for theos". In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum. "...was God (Theós)" may be compared with Acts 28:6: From Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894:[64], John 1:1 in the page showing the first chapter of. 3 Everyone was being drawn through {this message}; however, none of those being drawn was able to come apart from Him {God}. If he is speaking to a god, and the god is anointed by a god, then also here he affirms two gods... More is what you will find just the same in the Gospel: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God": One who was, and another in whose presence he was.[7]. This quiz has tags. The early church heresy of Arianism understood it to read, "and the word was a God. '", Murray J. Harris has written: "Accordingly, from the point of view of grammar alone, [QEOS HN hO LOGOS] could be rendered "the Word was a god,...." -, C. H. Dodd says: "If a translation were a matter of substituting words, a possible translation of [QEOS EN hO LOGOS]; would be, "The Word was a god". Codex Alexandrinus (400-440), John 1:1–7. "In the beginning (archē) was the Word (logos)" may be compared with: "The reference to the opening words of the Old Testament is obvious, and is the more striking when we remember that a Jew would constantly speak of and quote from the book of Genesis as "Berēshîth" ("in the beginning"). American Standard Version 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 3 All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made. Moreover, the indefinite article is used to refer to God in Deuteronomy 4:31 and Malachi 2:10. [47], Jason David BeDuhn (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Humanities, Arts, and Religion, at Northern Arizona University) wrote that: "The form used in John 1:1b and 1:2 is the "accusative" thon theon, which is the form used when a noun is the object of a preposition such a pros ("with"or "near"). Bearing in mind our findings with regard to the Logos in Philo, this cannot but be significant: the Logos for Philo is ‘God’ not as a being independent of ‘the God’ but as ‘the God’ in his knowability – the Logos standing for that limited apprehension of the one God which is all that the rational man, even the mystic may attain to.”[45]. King James Version 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John is a common masculine given name in the English language of Semitic origin. Compare the converse statement of the true humanity of Christ five 27 (hóti huiòs anthrópou estín . John 1:1 is the first verse in the opening chapter of the Gospel of John. Other variations of rendering, both in translation or paraphrase, John 1:1c also exist: The text of John 1:1 has a sordid past and a myriad of interpretations. They are afraid that they may be proclaiming two Gods, and their fear drives them into doctrines which are false and wicked. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. However, it was noted that the Hebrew words El, HaElohim and Yahweh (all referring to God) were rendered as anarthrous theos in the Septuagint at Nahum 1:2, Isaiah 37:16, 41:4, Jeremiah 23:23 and Ezekiel 45:9 among many other locations. ", There are two issues affecting the translating of the verse, 1) theology and 2) proper application of grammatical rules. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Stream John 1: 1 - 12 (Latin) by Lisa McCann - CC from desktop or your mobile device. John 1 in principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum hoc erat in principio apud Deum Read verse in The Latin Vulgate The absence of the article does not make the predicate indefinite or qualitative when it precedes the verb, it is indefinite in this position only when the context demands it. Sv. The Word is not God in the sense that he is the same person as the theos mentioned in 1:1a; he is not God the Father (God absolutely as in common NT usage) or the Trinity. 2 This same {message} started when God was close at hand. Yandex.Translate works with words, texts, and webpages. 1 John 1:1,2 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; … 1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. ο definite article - nominative singular masculine ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. (Mt 3:1-3, 11, 12; Mr 1:1-4; Lu 3:7-9) John the Baptist served as a prophet, a teacher (with disciples), and an evangelizer. In the beginning existed the Word, and the Word existed with the God, and a God was the Word. No idea of inferiority of nature is suggested by the form of expression, which simply affirms the true deity of the Word. The Expositor's Bible Commentary also dismisses the King James and New King James Versions' additions in 1 John 5:7-8 1 John 5:7-8 [7] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three … Listen to John 1:1-7 (English & Latin Vulgate) - Single by King Things on Apple Music. 1:1 In the beginning: also the first words of the Old Testament . In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Or, more literally, 'God was the word.'" He uses the article, when the name of God refers to the uncreated cause of all things, and omits it when the Logos is named God [...] Now there are many who are sincerely concerned about religion, and who fall here into great perplexity. and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This version is for those in CC who are memorizing a word for word translation of the Latin Vulgate. John not only announced the approach of the Messiah and of God’s Kingdom to the Jews who came out to him but also encouraged them to repent of their sins. ÕÔ» 1:1 Armenian (Western): NT, Euangelioa S. Ioannen araura. 1:1 Basque (Navarro-Labourdin): NT, ç¾ä»£æ¨é»ååæ¬ (CUVMP Traditional), ç´ ç¿° ç¦ é³ 1:1 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional), ç´ ç¿° ç¦ é³ 1:1 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified), Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894 w/o Diacritics, Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) w/o Diacritics, Westcott/Hort, UBS4 variants w/o Diacritics, Nestle Greek New Testament 1904 - Transliterated, ÎÎΤΠÎΩÎÎÎÎÎ 1:1 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Ed. [6], And that you may think more fully on this, accept also that in the Psalm two gods are mentioned: "Thy throne, God, is forever, a rod of right direction is the rod of thy kingdom; thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity, therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee." Prose inserts (at least Jn 1:6–8, 15) deal with John the Baptist. - Transliterated, ÎÎΤΠÎΩÎÎÎÎÎ 1:1 Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) - Transliterated, ÎÎΤΠÎΩÎÎÎÎÎ 1:1 Stephens Textus Receptus (1550) - Transliterated, ÎÎΤΠÎΩÎÎÎÎÎ 1:1 Scrivener's Textus Receptus (1894) - Transliterated, ÎÎΤΠÎΩÎÎÎÎÎ 1:1 Westcott/Hort - Transliterated, ÎÎΤΠÎΩÎÎÎÎÎ 1:1 Westcott/Hort, UBS4 variants - Transliterated, Evankeliumi Johanneksen mukaan 1:1 Finnish: Bible (1776), Giovanni 1:1 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927), Giovanni 1:1 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649), YOHANES 1:1 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL), Johannes 1:1 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930), Juan 1:1 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas, Juan 1:1 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos, Juan 1:1 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569, João 1:1 BÃblia King James Atualizada Português, ÐÑ Ðоанна 1:1 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876), Juan 1:1 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905), Ælinjil wa n Yaxya 1:1 Tawallamat Tamajaq NT. The verse has been a source of much debate among Bible scholars and translators. With the Greek alone, we can create empathic, orthodox, creed-like statements, or we can commit pure and unadulterated heresy. B. F. Westcott is quoted by C. F. D. Moule (Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge): The predicate (God) stands emphatically first, as in 4:24. Latin Vulgate 1:1 in principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum. John 1:1-18 . So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he, This page was last edited on 31 December 2020, at 01:26. John 1: 1 - 12 (Latin) by Lisa McCann - CC published on 2015-02-25T02:45:17Z. 2007.January.28, For a complete list of 70 non traditional translations of John 1:1, see, David A. Reed. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Rethinking the Hellenistic Background to John 1:1. The early church heresy of Sabellianism understood John 1:1c to read, "and the Word was the God." SoundCloud. Latin: 1: 1: In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 1 John 1:1-7 New King James Version (NKJV) What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched. He was with God in the beginning. Not only so, Philo shows that he could happily call the Logos ‘God/god’ without infringing his monotheism (or even ‘the second God’ – Qu.Gen. Its core (Jn 1:1–5, 10–11, 14) is poetic in structure, with short phrases linked by “staircase parallelism,” in which the last word of one phrase becomes the first word of the next. 100-101). He was in the beginning with God. —Lu 1:76, 77; 3:18; 11:1; Joh 1:35. ", The Greek English New Testament. John 1:1 Maori En arkhêi ên ho lógos, kaì ho lógos ên pròs tòn theón, kaì theòs ên ho lógos. They also set the stage for the later development of Trinitarian theology early in the post-biblical era. "[8], Papyrus 75 (175–225), the end of Gospel of Luke and the beginning of Gospel of John (chapter 1:1–16*), Codex Vaticanus (300–325), The end of Gospel of Luke and the beginning of Gospel of John. 1 John 1:1,2 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we … 1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, … Revelation 19:13 And he was clothed with a clothing dipped in blood: and his name … In the New World Translation, the verse is rendered: “In the beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.”() Some other translations render the last part of the verse to convey the thought that the Word was “divine,” or something similar [28] Some scholars oppose the translation ...a god,[29][30][31][32] while other scholars believe it is possible or even preferable.[33][34][35]. The song for John 1: 1-12 and John 1: 1-12 (Latin… 1 In the beginning * was the Word, . Jānis 1:1 Latvian New Testament Iesākumā bija Vārds, un Vārds bija pie Dieva, un Dievs bija Vārds. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. It overlooks entirely an established rule of Greek grammar which necessitates the rendering "...and the Word was God. John… and without him nothing came to be. John 1:1-14 KJV. But expecting long, and seeing that there came no harm to him, changing their minds, they said, that he, "Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he, "But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. John 1:1 is the first verse in the opening chapter of the Gospel of John. 5 And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. The Word was with God, and the Word was divine", http://simplebibletruths.net/70-John-1-1-Truths.htm, http://www.bible-researcher.com/metzger.jw.html—see, https://books.google.com/books?id=xEvXKTG9Mf4C&pg=PA211&dq=%22new+world+translation%22+falsification&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uJc1UcSfEunqiAeTq4B4&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=new%20world%20translation&f=false, "A definite rule for the use of the article in the Greek New Testament", https://www.academia.edu/862541/_From_God_%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%8C%CF%82_to_God_Noute_A_New_Discussion_and_Proposal_Regarding_John_1.1_and_the_Sahidic_Coptic_Version_of_the_NT_JTS_62.2_2011_494_512, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, http://www.dnkjb.net/1189chapters/NT44ACT28.htm, "Acts 28:6 Interlinear: And they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting it a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing their minds, said he was a god", http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/NTpdf/act28.pdf, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_1:1&oldid=997335384, Articles with dead external links from February 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text, Articles containing Classical Syriac-language text, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from July 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 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