John 8
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Greek, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Greek implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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οἱtheδὲAndἀκούσαντεςhaving heardκαὶandὑπὸbyτῆςtheσυνειδήσεωςconscienceἐλεγχόμενοιbeing convictedἐξήρχοντοthey were going awayεἷςoneκαθbyεἷςoneἀρξάμενοιhaving begunἀπὸfromτῶνtheπρεσβυτέρωνelder onesἕωςuntilτῶνof theἐσχάτων,lastκαὶandκατελείφθηHe was leftμόνος,alone,ὁtheἸησοῦςJesusκαὶandἡtheγυνὴwomanἐνinμέσῳthe midstἑστῶσα.already standing.
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ἈπεκρίθηAnsweredἸησοῦςJesusκαὶandεἶπενsaidαὐτοῖς·to them;κἂνEven ifἐγὼI myselfμαρτυρῶshall be bearing witnessπερὶconcerningἐμαυτοῦ,Myself,ἀληθήςtrueἐστινisἡtheμαρτυρίαtestimonyμου,of Mine,ὅτιbecauseοἶδαI knowπόθενfrom whereἦλθονI cameκαὶandποῦwhereὑπάγω·I am going;ὑμεῖςYou yourselvesδὲhoweverοὐκnotοἴδατεknowπόθενfrom whereἔρχομαιI comeἢorποῦwhereὑπάγω.I am going.
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ἔλεγονThey were sayingοὖνthereforeαὐτῷ·to Him;ποῦWhereἐστινisὁtheπατήρFatherσου;¶of You?ἈπεκρίθηAnsweredὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;οὔτεNeitherἐμὲMe myselfοἴδατεyou knowοὔτεnor knowτὸνtheπατέραFatherμου.of Mine.εἰIfἐμὲMe myselfᾔδειτεyou had knownκαὶalsoτὸνtheπατέραFatherμουof Mineἂνthen wouldᾔδειτε.you have known.
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εἶπενSaidοὖνthereforeαὐτοῖςto themὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;ὅτανWhenὑψώσητεyou may have lifted upτὸνtheυἱὸνSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπου,of Man,τότεthenγνώσεσθεyou will knowὅτιthatἐγώI myselfεἰμι,am He,καὶandἀπ᾽fromἐμαυτοῦMyselfποιῶI doοὐδέν,no thing,ἀλλὰbutκαθὼςeven asἐδίδαξένtaughtμεMeὁtheπατὴρFatherμου,of mineταῦταthese thingsλαλῶ.I speak.
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ΕἶπενSaidοὖνthereforeαὐτοῖςto themὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;εἰIfὁtheθεὸςGodπατὴρFatherὑμῶνof youἦν,were,ἠγαπᾶτεyou were lovingἂνthen wouldἐμέ·Me myself;ἐγὼI myselfγὰρforἐκfromτοῦtheθεοῦGodἐξῆλθονcame forthκαὶandἥκω.am here.οὐδὲnotγὰρforἀπ᾽byἐμαυτοῦMyselfἐλήλυθα,have I come,ἀλλ᾽butἐκεῖνόςHeμεMeἀπέστειλεν.sent.
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ὑμεῖςYou yourselvesἐκofτοῦtheπατρὸςfatherτοῦtheδιαβόλουdevilἐστὲareκαὶandτὰςtheἐπιθυμίαςdesiresτοῦof theπατρὸςfatherὑμῶνof youθέλετεyou desireποιεῖν.to do.ἐκεῖνοςHeἀνθρωποκτόνοςa murdererἦνwasἀπ᾽fromἀρχῆςthe beginningκαὶandἐνinτῇtheἀληθείᾳtruthοὐκnotἔστηκεν,it has stood,ὅτιbecauseοὐκnotἔστινthere isἀλήθειαtruthἐνinαὐτῷ.him.ὅτανWheneverλαλῇhe may speakτὸtheψεῦδος,falsehood,ἐκfromτῶνtheἰδίωνhis ownλαλεῖ,he speaks,ὅτιforψεύστηςa liarἐστὶνhe isκαὶandὁtheπατὴρfatherαὐτοῦ.of it.
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ΕἶπονSaidοὖνthereforeαὐτῷto HimοἱtheἸουδαῖοι·Jews;νῦνNowἐγνώκαμενwe have knownὅτιthatδαιμόνιονa demonἔχεις.You have.ἈβραὰμAbrahamἀπέθανενdiedκαὶandοἱtheπροφῆται,prophets,καὶandσὺYou yourselfλέγεις·say;ἐάνIfτιςanyoneτὸνtheλόγονwordμουof Mineτηρήσῃ,shall keep,οὐcertainlyμὴnotγεύσηταιshall he tasteθανάτουof deathεἰςtoτὸνtheαἰῶνα.age.
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