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John 1
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 12 occasions.
- Tuesday, November 17, 2026Hatour 8Liturgy Gospel: John 1:43–51
- Thursday, December 3, 2026Hatour 24Liturgy Gospel: John 1:1–17
- Saturday, January 2, 2027Kiahk 24Matins Gospel: John 1:1–17
- Thursday, January 7, 2027Kiahk 29Matins Gospel: John 1:14–17
- Friday, January 8, 2027Kiahk 30Liturgy Gospel: John 1:1–13
- Tuesday, January 12, 2027Toubah 4Matins Gospel: John 1:1–17
- Tuesday, January 19, 2027Toubah 11Liturgy Gospel: John 1:18–34
- Wednesday, January 20, 2027Toubah 12Liturgy Gospel: John 1:35–51
The Fathers on John 1
588 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
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Verse 189 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Cyril of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, Irenaeus, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyprian, Victorinus of Pettau, Methodius of Olympus, Alexander of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, Ambrosiaster, Gregory of Nazianzus, Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Alexandria, Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius, Eusebius of Caesarea, Athanasius of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian, Gregory of Nyssa, Jerome
Verses 1–32 passages
Ambrosiaster
Verses 1–41 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verse 27 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Cyril of Alexandria, Hippolytus of Rome, John Chrysostom
Verse 343 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Irenaeus, John Chrysostom, Hippolytus of Rome, Alexander of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrosiaster, Ambrose of Milan, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 3–91 passage
Ignatius of Antioch
Verse 414 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Cyril of Alexandria, Jerome
Verse 516 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus, Methodius of Olympus, Ambrosiaster, Gregory of Nazianzus, Ambrose of Milan
Verse 67 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Irenaeus, Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 75 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verse 85 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 919 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyril of Alexandria, Clement of Alexandria, Methodius of Olympus, Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
Verse 1013 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Irenaeus, Hippolytus of Rome
Verse 1110 passages
John Chrysostom, Cyprian, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 1214 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 1314 passages
Irenaeus, Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 1460 passages
John Chrysostom, Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Ignatius of Antioch, Irenaeus, Cyril of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian, Clement of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrosiaster, Hippolytus of Rome, Dionysius of Alexandria, Ammonius of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ambrose of Milan
Verse 1512 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 1610 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 1716 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom, Ambrose of Milan, Jerome, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 1839 passages
John Chrysostom, Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, Irenaeus, Methodius of Olympus, Alexander of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, Cyril of Alexandria, Clement of Alexandria, Hippolytus of Rome, Eusebius of Caesarea, Ignatius of Antioch
Verses 19–202 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 195 passages
John Chrysostom
Verses 20–271 passage
Hippolytus of Rome
Verses 20–211 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 201 passage
Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 215 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 22–231 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 234 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 24–253 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 251 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 263 passages
Cyprian, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 26–273 passages
John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 278 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, Ambrose of Milan
Verse 282 passages
John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 2919 passages
Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Melito of Sardis, Irenaeus, Cyprian, Eusebius of Caesarea, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verses 30–311 passage
Ephrem the Syrian
Verse 304 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 31–331 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verse 314 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 32–341 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verses 32–335 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 327 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 3326 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Cyril of Jerusalem
Verse 344 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 35–365 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom
Verse 364 passages
John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verse 374 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian, John Chrysostom
Verses 37–401 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 383 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verses 38–391 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 394 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 401 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 415 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Ephrem the Syrian, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 427 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 43–442 passages
John Chrysostom
Verse 432 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verse 453 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 465 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 478 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 488 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom
Verses 48–491 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 494 passages
Tertullian, Irenaeus, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 49–501 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 503 passages
Irenaeus, Tertullian, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 50–514 passages
Ammonius of Alexandria, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 513 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
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Commentary
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Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.