John 12:17
Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
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ASV
The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.
KJV
The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐμαρτύρει | Emarturei | was bearing witness | G3140 → |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| ὄχλος | ochlos | crowd | G3793 → |
| ὁ | ho | which | G3588 → |
| ὢν | ōn | is being | G1510 → |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | Him | G846 → |
| ὅτε | hote | when | G3753 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| Λάζαρον | Lazaron | Lazarus | G2976 → |
| ἐφώνησεν | ephōnēsen | He called | G5455 → |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| μνημείου | mnēmeiou | tomb | G3419 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἤγειρεν | ēgeiren | raised | G1453 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → |
| ἐκ | ek | out from | G1537 → |
| νεκρῶν. | nekrōn | [the] dead. | G3498 → |
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