New American Standard Bible 1995

John 8:21-29

21ThenοὖνounG3767He saidG3004againπάλινpalinG3825to them,“I goG5217awayὑπάγω,hupagōG5217, andyou will seekζητήσετέzētēseteG2212Me, andwill dieἀποθανεῖσθε·apothaneistheG599in your sinἁμαρτίᾳhamartiaG266;whereὅπουhopouG3699I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217,you cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.”

22SoοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “SurelyμήτιmētiG3385He will not killἀποκτενεῖapokteneiG615Himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438,will He, sinceὅτιhotiG3754He saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘WhereὅπουhopouG3699I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217,you cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν;eltheinG2064’?”

23And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “You are from belowκάτωkatōG2736,I amG1510from aboveἄνωanōG507;you are of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,I amG1510not of thisτούτου.toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

24ThereforeοὖνounG3767I saidG3004to you that youwill dieἀποθανεῖσθεapothaneistheG599in your sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266;for unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēteG4100thatI amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,you will dieἀποθανεῖσθεapothaneistheG599in your sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266.”

25SoοὖνounG3767they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to Him, “WhoG5101are You?” JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “WhatὅhoG3739 G5101have I been sayingλαλῶlalōG2980to you fromthe beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746?

26I haveἔχωechōG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980and to judgeκρίνειν·krineinG2919concerningπερὶperiG4012you, butHe who sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992Me is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227; andthe things whichἃhaG3739I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191from Him, theseταῦταtautaG3778I speakλαλῶlalōG2980to the worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.”

27They did not realizeἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He had been speakingἔλεγεν.elegenG3004to them about the FatherπατέραpateraG3962.

28SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“WhenὅτανhotanG3752youliftὑψώσητεhupsōsēteG5312up the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,thenτότεtoteG5119you will knowγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097thatI amεἰμι,eimiG1510He, andI doποιῶpoiōG4160nothingοὐδέν,oudenG3762on My ownG1683initiativeG1683,but I speakλαλῶ.lalōG2980theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778as the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962taughtἐδίδαξένedidaxenG1321Me.

29And He who sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992Me is with Me; Hehas not leftἀφῆκένaphēkenG863Me aloneμόνονmononG3441, forI alwaysπάντοτε.pantoteG3842doποιῶpoiōG4160the thingsG701that are pleasingἀρεστὰarestaG701to Him.”

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