John 1:29

"On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Be perceiving the Lamb of Placer, who is lifting the un-mark of the system!"  John had just denied that he was the Anointing.  And now he sees Jesus coming toward him...and he knows! This is the Lamb of Placer.  This is the one who, very literally, "is lifting" the system's un-mark.  Rather than the Latin based word "sin", the Etymological New Testament reflects the two part Greek word, HAMARTIA, un-mark, to miss the mark.  And this world's system is ruled by a missing of the mark. John recognized that Jesus was crucial as the one who would be lifting this un-mark from the system, with powerful implications for our lives.

John 1:18

"No one hath seen Placer at any time; the uniquely-becoming Son, who is in the bosom of Abba, he hath out-led."  Our need for Jesus to "out-lead" Placer to us is very simple: None of us has really seen Placer.  We must have the uniquely-becoming Son setting forth, by his life and teaching, the presence of Abba.  Jesus is MONOGENES, unique in his becoming.  And we may be born into this presence as we trust in the Son.  .

John 1:16,17

"For of his fullness we all received, and grace instead of grace.  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth became through Jesus Anointing."  Typically translated "for" in this verse, the Greek preposition ANTI is very literal, here, in the Etymological New Testament: "instead."  Part of the blessing of fullness that we all receive is this onslaught of grace. Grace instead of grace!  Grace's companion in the Anointing is Truth.  These two qualities belong together, grace and truth.  To sever them is to lose both. And they both "became" what they really are, in Jesus Anointing.

John 1:14

"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his esteem, esteem as of the uniquely-becoming one, from Abba), full of grace and truth."  The Etymological New Testament consistently translates DOXA as 'esteem' rather than 'glory' to reflect its literal etymology.  See the Lexicon and Concordance of the Concordant Publishing Concern.  The Word's glory is inherent as 'esteem' indicates. And, this esteem comes from being the MONOGENES.  The adjective (MONOS) means 'only' or 'unique', while the verb is, literally, "to become" in a wide variety of applications in the NT. It is always "uniquely-becoming" in the ENT.

John 1:12

"But as many as received him, to them he gave the out-being to be becoming children of Placer, even to those who are trusting on his name."  As noted in the post on Etymology vs. Meaning in this blog, the function of the Etymological New Testament is to cause us to slow down as we read and consider the words of scripture afresh. EXOUSIA means "authority" (or related synonyms) in English. But its etymology stems from the two Greek components "out" and "being."  This outward being is what we term authority. And those who received him, also received outward being...to be becoming Placer's children.  In the ENT, the qualifying phrase, "even to those who are trusting on his name," makes it clear that the action is linear: "are trusting."  If we believe in the sense of full faith and trust, and that continually, then we receive out-being to become children of Placer.

John 1:9

"There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every human coming into the system."  One of the distinguishing characteristics of the true light is that it enlightens every human being that comes into this KOSMOS, this system.  Any 'light' that is not universal in scope is not the true light.  Too often in this cultural system, the religious powers proclaim a very limited light, one that only they and their followers possess.  And these self appointed authorities are the ones who must dispense the light to the hoi polloi.  Much of our current versions of Christianity are severely infected with this disease.  Ironically, they have rejected their own experience of this true, genuine and universal light for a substitute glimmer.  By embracing their exclusive claim to this false enlightenment, we diminish our own capacity to see the burning light within us. 

John 1:4

"In the same was life; and the life was the light of humans."  Within the LOGOS, the word, reason, thought, logic (as Augustine understood LOGOS) was life.  Before the LOGOS becomes incarnate in Jesus (verse 14), life is to be found within.  It is quite an irony that some brief passages of scripture are often superficially cited as to why followers of Jesus should not think or otherwise engage in disciplined reasoning.  Our very life as humans lies precisely here, in LOGOS.  To reject reason is to cease living.  That much of the so-called church is characterized by pablum is the most severe indictment that can be brought against it.  In the last part of this verse,  the Logos-Life then becomes the light of humanity.  As Jesus noted, if our light is darkness, how great is our darkness.  Yes, as we shall see in the following verses, every person has the divine light.  But to reject this light is to reject the essence of being alive.