John 8:55
You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
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ASV
and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
KJV
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἐγνώκατε | egnōkate | you have known | G1097 → |
| αὐτόν, | auton | Him, | G846 → |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| οἶδα | oida | know | |
| αὐτόν. | auton | Him. | G846 → |
| κἂν | kan | And if | G2532 →G1437 → |
| εἴπω | eipō | I shall say | G2036 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| οἶδα | oida | I know | |
| αὐτόν, | auton | Him, | G846 → |
| ἔσομαι | esomai | I will be | G1510 → |
| ὅμοιος | homoios | like | G3664 → |
| ὑμῖν | humin | you | G4771 → |
| ψεύστης· | pseustēs | a liar; | G5583 → |
| ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ | But | G235 → |
| οἶδα | oida | I know | |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον | logon | word | G3056 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → |
| τηρῶ.¶ | tērō | I keep. | G5083 → |
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