John 8:23
Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
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ASV
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
KJV
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἔλεγεν | elegen | He was saying | G3004 → |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → |
| ὑμεῖς | humeis | You yourselves | G4771 → |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → |
| τῶν | tōn | <the> | G3588 → |
| κάτω | katō | below | G2736 → |
| ἐστέ, | este | are, | G1510 → |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → |
| τῶν | tōn | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἄνω | anō | above | G507 → |
| εἰμί· | eimi | am; | G1510 → |
| ὑμεῖς | humeis | You yourselves | G4771 → |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → |
| τούτου | toutou | this | G3778 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| κόσμου | kosmou | world | G2889 → |
| ἐστέ, | este | are, | G1510 → |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| εἰμὶ | eimi | am | G1510 → |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| κόσμου | kosmou | world | G2889 → |
| τούτου. | toutou | this. | G3778 → |
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