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John 1 — Sermon Preparation
The eternal Word who was with God and became flesh — John the Baptist's witness and the calling of the first disciples. Below is a research summary for John 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 81
- classic sermon excerpts
- 8
- preachers & commentators
John 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ναθαναήλ | Nathanaḗl | G3482 | 5 | Nathanael |
| φῶς | phōs | G5457 | 6 | fire, light |
| βαπτίζω | baptízō | G907 | 6 | Baptist, baptize, wash |
| Φίλιππος | Phílippos | G5376 | 5 | Philip |
| μαρτυρέω | martyréō | G3140 | 5 | charge, give, bear record, have good report |
| μένω | ménō | G3306 | 5 | abide, continue, dwell, endure |
| εὑρίσκω | heurískō | G2147 | 5 | find, get, obtain, perceive |
How preachers through history handled this text
81 public-domain excerpts on John 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“John disowns himself to be the Christ, who was now expected and waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. John was not that Prophet whom Moses said the Lord would raise up to them of their brethren, like unto him. He was not such a prophet as they expected, who would rescue them from the Romans. He gave such an account of himself, as might excite and awaken them to hearken to him. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on John 1:19–28 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— John 1:19
- Bethany 2— John 1:28
- Jordan— John 1:28
- Galilee 1— John 1:43
- Bethsaida 1— John 1:44
- Nazareth— John 1:45
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