Greek Still Stuns Me

I do not claim to be a New Testament Greek scholar. I'm not even close. However, I can read the basics. I'm very thankful for the apostle John because his Greek writing is simpler than that of Matthew, Mark, Paul, James, Peter, Jude, and especially Luke. Some of John's statements, despite being simple in Greek structure, are absolutely profound. I continue to be stunned by the Greek of passages such as John 1:1-5 (see below). It does not take years of instruction for someone to learn the basics of Greek and enjoy passages like this one. Therefore, it is my hope that churches will increasingly begin to teach NT Greek to all people. I hope this happens at our church within the next year.

¹ εν αρχη ην ο λογος και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον και θεος ην ο λογος

² ουτος ην εν αρχη προς τον θεον

³ παντα δι αυτου εγενετο και χωρις αυτου εγενετο ουδε εν ο γεγονεν

⁴ εν αυτω ζωη ην και η ζωη ην το φως των ανθρωπων

⁵ και το φως εν τη σκοτια φαινει και η σκοτια αυτο ου κατελαβεν