December 6th, 2025

The season of Advent continues. This Sunday’s title is the Second Sunday in Advent. And although this year the Gospel Readings are basically focusing on the Gospel according to Matthew (with this week’s Gospel Reading being Matthew 3:1-12), the writings of this website are currently going through the significantly different Gospel according to John.

If you are unfamiliar with the writings of this website, it should be said that a part of the biblical text will be given in an EXTREMELY literal translation. What does this mean? The frequent hyphens are designed to point out when more than one English word is connected to one word in the language of the New Testament, the ancient Greek. Also important to note is that the order which the words appear below is the order in which they are given in the Greek. And regarding that point, it may be helpful to note that the important words tend to be at the forefront of the sentence. And hopefully it is obvious that words that are repeated are important. One more thing to note is that the verbs in capital letters are called ‘historical presents’, and they may be connected to the LIVING creature of the EAGLE as part of the LORD’s throne (see Ezekiel 1). A throne is how a king shows his glory, his significance, his importance, and these verbs may show that as well, especially when it comes to the LORD of all heaven and earth, the One with an especially larger perspective. To sum it all up, it may be helpful to have another translation or study bible nearby.

There are an EXTREMELY huge number of ways in which words can be translated into other languages. What follows is an extremely literal translation of John 1:19-34 (and you may check out some of the website writings of 2023 if you are interested in the translation of the Gospel according to Matthew): 

And  this  is  the  witness  of-the  John,  when  they-sent-out  toward  him,  the  Jews  out-of  Jerusalem,  priests  and  Levites,  that  they-might-question  him,  “You,  who  are-you?”

And  he-confessed,  and  not  he-denied,  and  he-confessed,  “I,  not,  I-am  the  Christ.”

And  they-questioned  him,  “What  therefore?  You,  Elias,  are-you?”

And  HE-SAYS  “Not  I-am.”

“The  Prophet,  are-you,  you?”

And  he-answered,  “No.”

Therefore,  they-said  to-him,  “Who  are-you,  that  an-answer  we-may-give  to-the-ones  having-sent  us;  what  are-you-saying  about  yourself?”

He-replied,  “I,  a-voice  of-one-shouting  in  the  wilderness,  ‘Making-straight  the  way  of-the-Lord,’  as  he-said,  Esaias,  the  prophet.” 

And  the-ones-having-been-sent-out  were  from  the  Pharisees.  And  they-questioned  him,  and  they-said  to-him,  “Therefore,  why  are-you-baptizing  if  you,  not,  are  the  Christ,  and-not  Elias,  and-not  the  Prophet?”

He-answered  them,  the  John,  saying,  “I,  I-baptize  in  water,  among  you  stands  he-whom  you,  not  you-know,  the-one  after  me  coming,  of-whom  not  I-am,  I,  worthy,  that  I-should-loosen  of-him,  the  strap  of-the  sandal.”  These-things  in  Bethany,  they-happened,  beyond  the  Jordan,  where  he-was,  the  John,  baptizing.

On-the  next-day  HE-SEES  the  Jesus  coming  toward  him,  and  HE-SAYS,  “Behold,  the  Lamb  of-the  God,  the-One  taking-away  the  sin  of-the  world.  This  is-he  on-behalf-of  whom  I,  I-said,  ‘After  me  he-comes  a-man  who  before  me  he-has-become,  because  first  of-me  he-was.’  And-I,  not,  I-knew  him,  but-on-the-contrary,  that  he-might-be-manifested  to-the  Israel,  on-account-of  this,  I-came,  I,  in  water  baptizing.”

And  he-witnessed,  John,  saying,  “I-have-beheld  the  Spirit  coming-down  as  a-dove,  out-of  heaven,  and  it-remained  upon  him.  And-I,  not  I-knew  him,  but-on-the-contrary,  the-one  having-sent-me  to-baptize  in  water,  that-one  to-me  he-said,  'Upon  whom  ever  you-see  the  Spirit  coming-down  and  remaining  upon  him,  this,  he-is  the-one  baptizing  in  Spirit,  Holy.'  And-I,  I-have-seen,  and  I-have-witnessed  that  this  is  the  Son  of-the  God.”