John 12:34
The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
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ASV
The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
KJV
The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
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35 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Answered | G611 → |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | to Him | G846 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| ὄχλος· | ochlos | crowd; | G3793 → |
| ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | We ourselves | G3165 → |
| ἠκούσαμεν | ēkousamen | heard | G191 → |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| νόμου | nomou | law | G3551 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| χριστὸς | christos | Christ | G5547 → |
| μένει | menei | abides | G3306 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| αἰῶνα, | aiōna | age, | G165 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πῶς | pōs | how | G4459 → |
| λέγεις | legeis | say | G3004 → |
| σὺ | su | you yourself | G4771 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| δεῖ | dei | it behooves | G1163 → |
| ὑψωθῆναι | hupsōthēnai | to be lifted up | G5312 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| υἱὸν | huion | Son | G5207 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἀνθρώπου; | anthrōpou | of Man? | G444 → |
| τίς | tis | Who | G5101 → |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| οὗτος | houtos | this | G3778 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| υἱὸς | huios | Son | G5207 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἀνθρώπου;¶ | anthrōpou | of Man? | G444 → |
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