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John 8:31-59

31JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saidἜλεγενElegenG3004tothoseJewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453thathadbelievedG4100him,IfyeabideμείνητεmeinēteG3306inmywordλόγῳlogōG3056,thenG3767areG1510yetrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230mydisciplesG3101;

32andyeshallknowγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097thetruthἀλήθειαν,alētheianG225,andthetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225shallmakeyoufreeἐλευθερώσειeleutherōseiG1659.

33TheyansweredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611untohim,WeareG1510Abraham’sseedσπέρμαspermaG4690,andhaveneveryetbeenG1510inbondagetoanyman:howπῶςpōsG4459sayest thou, YeshallbeG1510madefreeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658?

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them, Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,EveryoneG3588thatcommittethsinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266isG1510thebondservantofsinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

35Andthebondservant abidethnotinthehouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614forever:thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207abidethforever.

36IfthereforeοὖνounG3767theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207shallmakeyoufreeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658, ye shallbeἔσεσθε.esestheG1510freeG1658indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

37IknowthatyeareG1510Abraham’sseedσπέρμαspermaG4690;yetG235yeseekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212tokillἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615me,becausemywordλόγοςlogosG3056hathnotfree courseinyou.

38Ispeakλαλῶ·lalōG2980thethingsG3739whichIhaveseenG3708withmyFatherπατρὶpatriG3962:andyealsoκαὶkaiG2532dothethingsG3739whichyeheardG191fromyourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

39TheyansweredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsanG611andsaidλέγειlegeiG3004untohim,OurfatherπατὴρpatērG3962isG1510AbrahamG11.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untothem,IfyewereG1510Abraham’schildrenG5043, yewoulddotheworksἔργαergaG2041ofAbrahamG11.

40ButnowG1161yeseekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212tokillἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615me,amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444thathathtoldyouthetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,whichIheardG191fromGodθεοῦ·theouG2316:thisdidnotAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.

41YedotheworksἔργαergaG2041ofyourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.TheysaidG3004untohim,WewerenotbornG1080offornication;wehaveoneἕναhenaG1520FatherπατέραpateraG3962,evenGodθεόν.¶theonG2316.

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004untothem,IfGodθεὸςtheosG2316wereG1510yourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962, yewouldloveG25me:forIcameἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831andamG1510comeG2064fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316;forneitherhaveIcomeG2064ofmyself,buthesentG649me.

43WhyτίtiG5101doyenotunderstandγινώσκετε;ginōsketeG1097myspeechG3056? EvenbecauseyecannothearἀκούεινakoueinG191mywordλόγονlogonG3056.

44YeareG1510ofyourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962thedevilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228,andthelustsG1939ofyourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962itisG1510yourwilltodo.HewasG1510amurdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443fromthebeginning,andstandethnotinthetruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,becausethereisG1510notruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225inhim.WhenG3752hespeakethalieG5579,hespeakethofhisownἰδίωνidiōnG2398:forheisG1510aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,andthefatherπατὴρpatērG3962thereof.

45ButbecauseIsayG3004thetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225, yebelieveπιστεύετέpisteueteG4100menot.

46Whichofyouconvictethmeofsinἁμαρτίας;hamartiasG266?IfIsayG3004truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,whyG5101doyenotbelieveπιστεύετέpisteueteG4100me?

47HethatisG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316heareththewordsofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:forthiscause yehearG191themnot,becauseyeareG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

48TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453answeredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsanG611andsaidλέγομενlegomenG3004untohim,SayG3004wenotwellG2573thatthou artaSamaritanΣαμαρίτηςSamaritēsG4541,andhastademonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140?

49JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,IhavenotademonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140;butIhonorτιμῶtimōG5091myFatherπατέραpateraG3962,andyedishonorἀτιμάζετέatimazeteG818me.

50ButIseekG2212notmineG1473owngloryδόξανdoxanG1391:thereisG1510oneG3588thatseekethandjudgeth.

51Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,Ifamankeepτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083mywordλόγονlogonG3056,heshallneverseeθεωρήσῃtheōrēsēG2334deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.

52TheJewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453saidλέγεις·legeisG3004untohim,NowνῦνnunG3568weknowG1097thatthou hastademonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140.AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11diedG599,andtheprophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396;andthou sayest,Ifamankeepτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083mywordλόγονlogonG3056,heshallnevertasteγεύσηταιgeusētaiG1089ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288.

53Art thougreaterG3173thanourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,whodiedG599?andtheprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396diedG599:whommakest thou thyself?

54JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,IfIglorifyG1392myself,mygloryδόξαdoxaG1391isG1510nothing:itisG1510myFatherπατήρpatērG3962thatglorifiethme;ofwhomyesayλέγετεlegeteG3004,thatheisG1510yourGodθεὸςtheosG2316;

55andyehavenotknownG1097him:butIknowG1097him;andifIshouldsayG3004,IknowG1097himnot,IshallbeἔσομαιesomaiG1510likeuntoyou,aliarψεύστης·pseustēsG5583:butIknowG1097him,andkeepτηρῶ.¶tērōG5083hiswordλόγονlogonG3056.

56YourfatherπατὴρpatērG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11rejoicedG5463toseeG3708mydayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250;andhesawG3708it,andwasgladG5463.

57TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004untohim, Thou artnotyetfiftyπεντήκονταpentēkontaG4004yearsἔτηetēG2094old,andhast thouseenG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11?

58JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004untothem, Verily, verily,IsayG3004untoyou,BeforeAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11wasG1510born,IamG1510.

59TheytookG142upstonesG3037thereforeοὖνounG3767tocastβάλωσινbalōsinG906athim:butJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928himself,andwentG1831outofthetemple.

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