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| − | |In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
| + | |<span id="1:1"></span>In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| | |In the beginning was perfection; its logic was with [[God]] and its truth was God. | | |In the beginning was perfection; its logic was with [[God]] and its truth was God. |
| | |The Greek word is [[Logos|λόγος (logos)]], which has a wide variety of profound meanings including "logic" (as in truth). Its use three times in repetition suggests three different nuances, which would be expressed more fully with three different English terms: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. The second of the three phrases uses the Greek word ''pros'' (πρὸς), meaning "before" or "toward," which suggests "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation. | | |The Greek word is [[Logos|λόγος (logos)]], which has a wide variety of profound meanings including "logic" (as in truth). Its use three times in repetition suggests three different nuances, which would be expressed more fully with three different English terms: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. The second of the three phrases uses the Greek word ''pros'' (πρὸς), meaning "before" or "toward," which suggests "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation. |
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| − | |The same was in the beginning with God.
| + | |<span id="1:2"></span>The same was in the beginning with God. |
| | |All this was in the beginning, with God. | | |All this was in the beginning, with God. |
| | |"houtos" is serving as an emphatic form of "autos," placing extra emphasis on "this SAME individual..." The purpose here is to emphasize the personal nature of the logos in verse one; originally as "one" here to emphasize the personal, but "unity" seems to capture the fullness better. | | |"houtos" is serving as an emphatic form of "autos," placing extra emphasis on "this SAME individual..." The purpose here is to emphasize the personal nature of the logos in verse one; originally as "one" here to emphasize the personal, but "unity" seems to capture the fullness better. |
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| | <br>Improved the imprecise translation of "Οὗτος" to the more precise "All this": "All this was in the beginning, with God." | | <br>Improved the imprecise translation of "Οὗτος" to the more precise "All this": "All this was in the beginning, with God." |
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| − | |<span id="1:3">3</span> | + | |3 |
| − | |All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
| + | |<span id="1:3"></span>All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. |
| | |All things were made by Him; not one thing was made without Him. | | |All things were made by Him; not one thing was made without Him. |
| | |"Not one thing" relates the emphatic force of the Greek much better. Conciseness chosen over repetition here. | | |"Not one thing" relates the emphatic force of the Greek much better. Conciseness chosen over repetition here. |
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| − | |<span id="1:4">4</span> | + | |4 |
| − | |In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
| + | |<span id="1:4"></span>In him was life; and the life was the light of men. |
| | |Life was in Him, and this life was the beacon of mankind. | | |Life was in Him, and this life was the beacon of mankind. |
| | |Better to translate φῶς as "beacon": "Life was in Him, and this life was the beacon of mankind." | | |Better to translate φῶς as "beacon": "Life was in Him, and this life was the beacon of mankind." |
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| − | |<span id="1:5">5</span> | + | |5 |
| − | |And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
| + | |<span id="1:5"></span>And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. |
| | |In the darkness shined the light, and the darkness could not snuff it out. | | |In the darkness shined the light, and the darkness could not snuff it out. |
| | |This verse has many different modern translations | | |This verse has many different modern translations |