John 12:19
Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
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ASV
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him.
KJV
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οἱ | Hoi | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὖν | oun | Therefore | G3767 → |
| Φαρισαῖοι | Pharisaioi | the Pharisees | G5330 → |
| εἶπαν | eipan | said | G2036 → |
| πρὸς | pros | among | G4314 → |
| ἑαυτούς· | he'autous | themselves; | G1438 → |
| θεωρεῖτε | theōreite | You see | G2334 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ὠφελεῖτε | ōpheleite | you gain | G5623 → |
| οὐδέν; | ouden | no [thing]? | G3762 → |
| ἴδε | ide | Behold | G2396 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| κόσμος | kosmos | world | G2889 → |
| ὀπίσω | opisō | after | G3694 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 → |
| ἀπῆλθεν.¶ | apēlthen | has gone. | G565 → |
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