John 8:42
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
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ASV
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
KJV
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
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30 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Εἶπεν | Eipen | Said | G2036 → |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to them | G846 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦς· | Iēsous | Jesus; | G2424 → |
| εἰ | ei | If | G1487 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεὸς | theos | God | G2316 → |
| πατὴρ | patēr | Father | G3962 → |
| ὑμῶν | humōn | of you | G4771 → |
| ἦν, | ēn | were, | G1510 → |
| ἠγαπᾶτε | ēgapate | you were loving | G25 → |
| ἂν | an | then would | G302 → |
| ἐμέ· | eme | Me myself; | G1473 → |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ | theou | God | G2316 → |
| ἐξῆλθον | exēlthon | came forth | G1831 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἥκω. | hēkō | am here. | G2240 → |
| οὐδὲ | oude | not | G3761 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ἀπ᾽ | ap᾽ | by | G575 → |
| ἐμαυτοῦ | emautou | Myself | G1473 → |
| ἐλήλυθα, | elēlutha | have I come, | G2064 → |
| ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ | but | G235 → |
| ἐκεῖνός | ekeinos | He | G1565 → |
| με | me | Me | G3165 → |
| ἀπέστειλεν. | apesteilen | sent. | G649 → |
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