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John 1-7 (Translated) (view source)
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|In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
|In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
|He was the source of life, which is the light of men.
|He was the source of real life, which is the light of men.
|Modern phrasing
|Modern phrasing
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|No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
|No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
|Never has a man seen God; instead God is spoken of by His only son, who is in the heart of the Father.
|Never has a man seen God; instead God is fully presented by His only son, who is in the heart of the Father.
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|ἐξηγέομαι indicates a full, rich, thorough explanation of God by the Son.
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|And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
|And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
|And they asked him, "Then what are you? Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." They asked, "Are you that prophet?" And he answered, "No."
|And they asked him, "Then what are you? Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." They asked, "Are you another prophet?" And he answered, "No."
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|The Greek construction indicates that John was denying being a prophet of any kind.
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|He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
|He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
|He said, "I am the voice crying in the wilderness, 'Make clear the path of the Lord,' just as the prophet Isaiah was."
|He said, "I am the voice crying in the wilderness, 'Straighten out the path of the Lord,' just as the prophet Isaiah said."
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|John's quotation is from the Septuagint (Greek translation of the OT), where it uses εὐθύς to relate the force of the Hebrew, from the idea of snapping wrinkled clothing out to make it both smooth and straight.
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|And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
|And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
|Those who questioned him were Pharisees.
|Those who questioned him were from the Pharisees.
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|John seems to be indicating that the Pharisees themselves were too afraid to confront John the Baptist in person, so they sent spokesmen
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|He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
|He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
|"and it is he, who is coming after me, who is above me, whose shoe's laces I am not worthy to untie."
|"and it is he, who is coming after me, who existed prior to me, whose shoe's laces I am not worthy to untie."
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|John is making a startling statement that foreshadows Jesus' later words: "Before Abraham was, I Am."
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|The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh 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.
|The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world."
|The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, which lifts and carries away the sin of the world."
|Greek "αιρων" means literally two ideas simultaneously: to bear a burden, and to carry that burden away. Here it is translated as "takes away," but this additional implication of burden is lost.
|Greek "αιρων" means literally two ideas simultaneously: to bear a burden, and to carry that burden away. Here it is translated as "lifts and carries away," to preserve some sense of a burden
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|This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
|This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
|This is the man I have spoken of when I said, "After me will come a man who is above me, for he existed before me.
|This is the man I have spoken of when I said, "After me will come a man who existed prior to me, for he was before me.
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|This is an even more emphatic statement of what he said in verse 27
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