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John 1:1–5, Greek New Testament

Κατὰ Ἰωάννην

The Prologue of John

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inἘν the beginningἀρχῇ wasἦν theὁ wordλόγος,
andκαὶ theὁ wordλόγος wasἦν withπρὸς theτὸν Godθεόν,
andκαὶ Godθεὸς wasἦν theὁ wordλόγος.
this oneοὗτος wasἦν inἐν the beginningἀρχῇ withπρὸς theτὸν Godθεόν.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

all thingsπάντα throughδι’ himαὐτοῦ came into beingἐγένετο,
andκαὶ withoutχωρὶς himαὐτοῦ came into beingἐγένετο not evenοὐδὲ one thingἕν whichὃ has come into beingγέγονεν.

All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being that has come into being.

inἐν himαὐτῷ lifeζωὴ wasἦν,
andκαὶ theἡ lifeζωὴ wasἦν theτὸ lightφῶς of theτῶν menἀνθρώπων·
andκαὶ theτὸ lightφῶς inἐν theτῇ darknessσκοτίᾳ shinesφαίνει,
andκαὶ theἡ darknessσκοτία itαὐτὸ notοὐ overcameκατέλαβεν.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

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