John 1 in Latin sample

Read the first Vulgate verse before the full walkthrough.

John 1 in Latin walks the Prologue verse by verse — Vulgate Latin, English, and a word-by-word breakdown. This is verse one, exactly as students read it.

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Sample verse — John 1:1

In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum.

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

Word by word: In principio = In the beginning · erat = was · Verbum = the Word · et = and · apud = with / alongside · Deum = God · Deus = God

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