Berean Standard Bible

John 8:23-38

23ThenκαὶkaiG2532He toldG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστέ,esteG1510fromἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588belowκάτωkatōG2736;IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμί·eimiG1510fromἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588aboveἄνωanōG507.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστέ,esteG1510ofἐκekG1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889;IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537thisτούτου.toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

24That is whyοὖνounG3767I toldεἶπονeiponG2036youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754you would dieἀποθανεῖσθεapothaneistheG599inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266.ForγὰρgarG1063unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēteG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,you will dieἀποθανεῖσθεapothaneistheG599inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266.”

25“WhoτίςtisG5101areεἶ;eiG1510YouσὺsuG4771οὖνounG3767?”they askedG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846. “JustκαὶkaiG2532whatG3754I have been tellingλαλῶlalōG2980youὑμῖν.huminG4771from theὁhoG3588beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746τὴνtēnG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedαὐτοῖςautoisG2036 G846.

26“I haveἔχωechōG2192muchπολλὰpollaG4183to sayλαλεῖνlaleinG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andG2532muchto judgeκρίνειν·krineinG2919.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588One whosentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473isἐστιν,estinG1510truthfulἀληθήςalēthēsG227,andG2504whatἃhaG3739I have heardἤκουσαēkousaG191fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846ταῦταtautaG3778,I tellλαλῶ εἰςlalō eisG2980 G1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.”

27They did not understandοὐκ ἔγνωσανouk egnōsanG3756 G1097thatὅτιhotiG3754He was tellingG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846abouttheτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962.

28SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752you have lifted upὑψώσητεhupsōsēteG5312theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,thenτότεtoteG5119you will knowγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,andκαὶkaiG2532thatI doποιῶpoiōG4160nothingοὐδέν,oudenG3762onἀπ᾽ap᾽G575My ownG1683,butἀλλὰallaG235speakλαλῶ.lalōG2980exactlyκαθὼςkathōsG2531whatταῦταtautaG3778theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has taughtἐδίδαξένedidaxenG1321MeἐμαυτοῦemautouG1473.

29καὶkaiG2532He whoὁhoG3588sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473isἐστιν·estinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeG1473.He has not leftοὐκ ἀφῆκένouk aphēkenG3756 G863MeG1473aloneμόνονmononG3441,becauseὅτιhotiG3754IG1473alwaysπάντοτε.pantoteG3842doποιῶpoiōG4160whatτὰtaG3588pleasesἀρεστὰarestaG701HimαὐτῷautōG846.”

30AsαὐτοῦautouG846JesusspokeλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

31SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG2036toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453whohad believedπεπιστευκόταςpepisteukotasG4100HimαὐτῷautōG846, “IfἐὰνeanG1437youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771continueμείνητεmeinēteG3306inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588MyG1699τῷtōG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056,you areἐστε,esteG1510trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230Myἐμῷ,emōG1473disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101.

32ThenκαὶkaiG2532you will knowγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειαν,alētheianG225,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225will set you freeἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς.¶eleutherōsei humasG1659 G4771.”

33“We areἐσμενesmenG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690,”they answeredἀπεκρίθησαν πρὸς αὐτόν·apekrithēsan pros autonG611 G4314 G846καὶkaiG2532. “We have never been slavesδεδουλεύκαμεν πώποτε·dedouleukamen pōpoteG1398 G4455toοὐδενὶoudeniG3762anyone.HowπῶςpōsG4459can YouσὺsuG4771sayλέγειςlegeisG3004ὅτιhotiG3754wewill be setγενήσεσθε;genēsestheG1096freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658?”

34ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588sinsποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν,poiōn tēn hamartianG4160 G3588 G266isἐστινestinG1510a slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401toτῆςtēsG3588sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

35δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588A slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401does notοὐouG3756remainμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα·eis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165, butaὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207remainsμένειmeneiG3306foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.eis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165.

36SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207sets you freeὑμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃ,humas eleutherōsēG4771 G1659,you will beἔσεσθε.esestheG1510freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

37I knowG1492ὅτιhotiG3754you areἐστε·esteG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690,butἀλλὰallaG235you are tryingζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615MeἐμὸςemosG1473becauseὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588MyG1699ὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056has no placeοὐ χωρεῖou chōreiG3756 G5562withinἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

38I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980of whatἃhaG3739IἐγὼegōG1473have seenἑώρακαhe'ōrakaG3708in the presence ofπαρὰparaG3844theτῷtōG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532οὖνounG3767youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160whatἃhaG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromπαρὰparaG3844yourτοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.”

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