John 8:28
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
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ASV
Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things.
KJV
Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
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29 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἶπεν | eipen | Said | G2036 → |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to them | G846 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦς· | Iēsous | Jesus; | G2424 → |
| ὅταν | hotan | When | G3752 → |
| ὑψώσητε | hupsōsēte | you may have lifted up | G5312 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| υἱὸν | huion | Son | G5207 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἀνθρώπου, | anthrōpou | of Man, | G444 → |
| τότε | tote | then | G5119 → |
| γνώσεσθε | gnōsesthe | you will know | G1097 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| ἐγώ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| εἰμι, | eimi | am [He], | G1510 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἀπ᾽ | ap᾽ | from | G575 → |
| ἐμαυτοῦ | emautou | Myself | G1473 → |
| ποιῶ | poiō | I do | G4160 → |
| οὐδέν, | ouden | no [thing], | G3762 → |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 → |
| καθὼς | kathōs | even as | G2531 → |
| ἐδίδαξέν | edidaxen | taught | G1321 → |
| με | me | Me | G3165 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| πατὴρ | patēr | Father | G3962 → |
| ταῦτα | tauta | these things | G3778 → |
| λαλῶ. | lalō | I speak. | G2980 → |
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