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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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A.M. 3999.
B.C. 5.
a man.
John 1:33• 33And I knew him not; but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, this is he that baptizeth 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•  (Isa. 40:3‑5)
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Mal. 3:1•  (Mal. 3:1)
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Mal. 4:5‑6•  (Mal. 4:5‑6)
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Matt. 3:1‑11• 1{i}Now in those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,{/i}
2{i}and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.{/i}
3{i}For 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.{/i}
4{i}And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.{/i}
5{i}Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the country round the Jordan,{/i}
6{i}and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.{/i}
7{i}But 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?{/i}
8{i}Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.{/i}
9{i}And 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.{/i}
10{i}And 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.{/i}
11{i}I indeed baptize 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 baptize you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;{/i}
(Matt. 3:1‑11)
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Matt. 11:10• 10{i}this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.{/i} (Matt. 11:10)
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Matt. 21:25• 25{i}The 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?{/i} (Matt. 21:25)
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Mark 1:1‑8• 1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ; the Son of God;
2as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, {i}Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight.{/i}
4{i}There came John baptizing in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.{/i}
5{i}And{/i} there went out to him all the district of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6{i}And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.{/i}
7{i}And 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.{/i}
8{i}I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with [the] Holy Spirit.{/i}
(Mark 1:1‑8)
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Luke 1:15‑17,76• 15He 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, {i}[the] word of God{/i} came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
3{i}And he{/i} came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins
4{i}as it is written in [the] book of [the] words of Esaias the prophet:{/i} Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become straight [paths], and the rough places smooth ways.
6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7{i}He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?{/i}
8{i}Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves,{/i} We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9{i}And{/i} now 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?
11He answering says to them, He that has two coats let him give to him that has none; and he that has food let him do likewise.
12{i}And{/i} tax-gatherers came {i}also{/i} to be baptized, {i}and they said to him,{/i} Master what should we do?
13And he said to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.
14{i}And the soldiers also{/i} asked him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely; and be content with your pay.
15{i}But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,{/i}
16{i}John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptize you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;{/i}
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 them 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• 24when John had preached before his entrance a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. (Acts 13:24)
John.
 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.