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John 1:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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There was
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
a man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
n sent
apostello (Greek #649)
set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
KJV usage: put in, send (away, forth, out), set (at liberty).
Pronounce: ap-os-tel'-lo
Origin: from 575 and 4724
from
para (Greek #3844)
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
KJV usage: above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side...by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with. In compounds it retains the same variety of application.
Pronounce: par-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition
God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, whose
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
name
onoma (Greek #3686)
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
KJV usage: called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
Pronounce: on'-om-ah
Origin: from a presumed derivative of the base of 1097 (compare 3685)
was John
Ioannes (Greek #2491)
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: John.
Pronounce: ee-o-an'-nace
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03110)
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Luke 3:2‑3• 2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
 3And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, (Luke 3:2‑3)

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Ministry on This Verse

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A.M. 3999.
B.C. 5.
a man.
John 1:33• 33And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, *he* said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit. (John 1:33)
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John 3:28• 28Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. (John 3:28)
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Isa. 40:3‑5• 3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
 4Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain.
 5And the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken. (Isa. 40:3‑5)
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Mal. 3:1• 1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)
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Mal. 4:5‑6• 5Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.
 6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. (Mal. 4:5‑6)
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Matt. 3:1‑11• 1Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
 2and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
 3For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
 4And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.
 5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,
 6and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
 7But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
 8Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
 9And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
 10And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
 11*I* indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; *he* shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire; (Matt. 3:1‑11)
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Matt. 11:10• 10this is he of whom it is written, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. (Matt. 11:10)
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Matt. 21:25• 25The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him? (Matt. 21:25)
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Mark 1:1‑8• 1Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;
 2as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
 3Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
 4There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
 5And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
 6And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.
 7And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.
 8*I* indeed have baptised you with water, but *he* shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit. (Mark 1:1‑8)
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Luke 1:15‑17,76• 15For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
 16And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
 17And *he* shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
 76And *thou*, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways; (Luke 1:15‑17,76)
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Luke 3:2‑20• 2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
 3And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
 4as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
 5Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked places shall become a straight path, and the rough places smooth ways,
 6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
 7He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
 8Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
 9And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
 10And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?
 11And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
 12And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
 13And he said to them, Take no more money than what is appointed to you.
 14And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.
 15But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether *he* might be the Christ,
 16John answered all, saying, *I* indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; *he* shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;
 17whose winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
 18Exhorting then many other things also he announced his glad tidings to the people.
 19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,
 20added this also to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison. (Luke 3:2‑20)
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Acts 13:24• 24John having proclaimed before the face of his entry among the people the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. (Acts 13:24)
John.
Luke 1:13,61‑63• 13But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
 61And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.
 62And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.
 63And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered. (Luke 1:13,61‑63)
• God, who is Love, was active in His goodness to draw attention to the Light; for deep was man’s need. Hence there was a man sent from Him―his name John. (“John 1” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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There was a man sent frome God, his name John.

JND Translation Notes

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Para, with genitive, "from with," see v. 14, Note d.

W. Kelly Translation

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There was a man sent from God—his name John.