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The Gospel of John · Κατὰ Ἰωάννην
“Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος.” John is written in Koine, the everyday Greek of the first century AD, in short sentences with a small vocabulary. Many learners read it first.
❓ How the reader works
- Pick a plan, then work through it a day at a time with ‹ ›, or pick a day from the list. Go to jumps to the day where a chapter starts.
- Read the Greek aloud once, then translate it. The small numbers are verses.
- Tap any word for links to the dictionaries: the Perseus Word Study Tool (which lists the possible forms and opens Liddell and Scott) and Logeion.
- Write your translation in the box. It saves in this browser as you type (one box for each day). Print the day, or save all your translations as a text file.
- Check your translation shows a public-domain English translation of the same lines. It is one translator’s choice of words, not the only right answer.
- Done marks the day; the count at the top shows how many you have finished. A Life Planner session opens the reader at exactly its lines.
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About the Gospel of John
John has 21 chapters. It begins with the prologue, “In the beginning was the Word,” and is known for its long conversations and its “I am” sayings. Its Greek is the simplest of the works here, which makes it a good first book after a grammar such as Machen’s.
The small numbers are verses. More about the book: Grokipedia, Gospel of John.