Berean Standard Bible

John 5:31-47

31IfἘὰνEanG1437IἐγὼegōG1473testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012MyselfG1683,Myἐμαυτοῦ,emautouG1473ἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756validἀληθής·alēthēsG227.

32There isἐστὶνestinG1510anotherἄλλοςallosG243whoὁhoG3588testifiesμαρτυρῶνmarturōnG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754HisἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρία ἣν μαρτυρεῖmarturia hēn martureiG3141 G3739 G3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ.¶emouG1473isἐστινestinG1510validἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

33YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have sentἀπεστάλκατεapestalkateG649toπρὸςprosG4314JohnἸωάννην,IōannēnG2491,andκαὶkaiG2532he has testifiedμεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkenG3140to theτῇtēaG3588truthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225.

34Even thoughδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473do notοὐouG3756acceptλαμβάνωlambanōG2983τὴνtēnG3588humanπαρὰ ἀνθρώπουpara anthrōpouG3844 G444testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ἀλλὰallaG235,I sayλέγωlegōG3004these thingsταῦταtautaG3778so thatἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771may be savedσωθῆτε.sōthēteG4982.

35JohnἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565wasἦνēnG1510aὁhoG3588lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088thatὁhoG3588burnedκαιόμενοςkaiomenosG2545andκαὶkaiG2532gave lightφαίνων,phainōnG5316,andδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771were willingἠθελήσατεēthelēsateG2309forπρὸςprosG4314a seasonὥρανhōranG5610to baskἀγαλλιαθῆναιagalliathēnaiG21inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῷtōG3588lightφωτὶphōtiG5457.

36ButδὲdeG1161IG1473haveἔχωechōG2192τὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141more substantial thanμείζωmeizōG3173thatτοῦtouG3588of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491.ForγὰρgarG1063theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041thatἃhaG3739theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325MeG1473ἵναinaG2443to accomplishτελειώσω αὐτά,teleiōsō autaG5048 G846—theτὰtaG3588veryαὐτὰautaG846worksἔργαergaG2041ἃhaG3739I am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160—testifyμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012MeG1473thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962has sentἀπέσταλκεν.apestalkenG649MeG1473.

37AndκαὶkaiG2532theFatherπατὴρpatērG3962whoὁhoG3588sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473has Himself testifiedἐκεῖνος μεμαρτύρηκενekeinos memarturēkenG3140 G1565aboutπερὶperiG4012MeG1473.You have never heardοὔτε πώποτε ἀκηκόατε,oute pōpote akēkoateG3777 G4455 G191HisαὐτοῦautouG846voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456norοὔτεouteG3777seenἑωράκατε,he'ōrakateG3708HisαὐτοῦautouG846formεἶδοςeidosG1491,

38norκαὶ οὐκkai oukG2532 G3756doesἔχετεecheteG2192HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056abideμένοντα,menontaG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do notοὐouG3756believeπιστεύετε.¶pisteueteG4100theὃν τούτῳhon toutōG3778 G3739OneHeἐκεῖνος,ekeinosG1565sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649.

39You pore overἐραυνᾶτεeraunateG2045theτὰςtasG3588Scripturesγραφάς,graphasG1124becauseὅτιhotiG3754youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771presume thatδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380byἐνenG1722themαὐταῖςautaisG846you possessἔχειν·echeinG2192eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222καὶkaiG2532.TheseἐκεῖναίekeinaiG1565areεἰσινeisinG1510theαἱhaiG3588very words thattestifyμαρτυροῦσαιmarturousaiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473,

40yetκαὶkaiG2532you refuseοὐ θέλετεou theleteG3756 G2309to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473toἵναinaG2443haveἔχητε.echēteG2192lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

41I do not acceptοὐ λαμβάνω·ou lambanōG3756 G2983gloryδόξανdoxanG1391fromπαρὰparaG3844menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,

42butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I knowἔγνωκαegnōkaG1097youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754you do not haveοὐκ ἔχετεouk echeteG3756 G2192theτὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316withinἐνenG1722youἑαυτοῖς.¶he'autoisG1438.

43IG1473have comeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῷtōG3588Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,andκαὶkaiG2532you have not receivedοὐ λαμβάνετέou lambaneteG3756 G2983MeG1473; butifἐὰνeanG1437someone elseἄλλοςallosG243comesἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588ownἰδίῳ,idiōG2398τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,you will receiveλήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheG2983himἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565.

44HowΠῶςPōsG4459canδύνασθεdunastheG1410youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100if you acceptλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983gloryδόξανdoxanG1391fromπαρὰparaG3844one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240,yetκαὶkaiG2532do not seekοὐ ζητεῖτε;¶ou zēteiteG3756 G2212theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391thatτὴνtēnG3588comesfromπαρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588onlyμόνουmonouG3441GodθεοῦtheouG2316?

45Do not thinkΜὴ δοκεῖτεMē dokeiteG3361 G1380thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473will accuseκατηγορήσωkatēgorēsōG2723youὑμῶνhumōnG4771beforeπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα·pateraG3962ὁhoG3588.YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771accuserκατηγορῶνkatēgorōnG2723isἔστινestinG1510MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have put your hopeἠλπίκατε.ēlpikateG1679.

46γὰρgarG1063IfεἰeiG1487you had believedἐπιστεύετεepisteueteG4100MosesΜωϋσεῖ,MōuseiG3475,you would believeἐπιστεύετε ἂνepisteuete anG302 G4100Meἐμοί·emoiG1473,becauseγὰρgarG1063heἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565wroteἔγραψεν.egrapsenG1125aboutπερὶperiG4012MeἐμοῦemouG1473.

47ButδὲdeG1161sinceεἰeiG1487you do not believeοὐ πιστεύετε,ou pisteueteG3756 G4100whatτοῖςtoisG3588heἐκείνουekeinouG1565wroteγράμμασινgrammasinG1121,howπῶςpōsG4459will you believeπιστεύσετε;¶pisteuseteG4100whatτοῖςtoisG3588IG1699sayῥήμασινrhēmasinG4487?”

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