John 8:37
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.
KJV
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἶδα | oida | I know | |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| σπέρμα | sperma | seed | G4690 → |
| Ἀβραάμ | Abraam | of Abraham | G11 → |
| ἐστε· | este | you are; | G1510 → |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 → |
| ζητεῖτέ | zēteite | you seek | G2212 → |
| με | me | Me | G3165 → |
| ἀποκτεῖναι, | apokteinai | to kill, | G615 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| λόγος | logos | word | G3056 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἐμὸς | emos | of Mine | G1473 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| χωρεῖ | chōrei | receives a place | G5562 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| ὑμῖν. | humin | you. | G4771 → |
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