New American Standard Bible 2020

John 8:33-59

33They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611Him, “We are Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690and have neverπώποτε·pōpoteG3762 G4455been enslavedδεδουλεύκαμενdedouleukamenG1398to anyoneG3762;howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatYou sayλέγειςlegeisG3004,‘You will becomeγενήσεσθε;genēsestheG1096freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658’?”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who commitsποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266is a slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

35NowδὲdeG1161the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401does not remainμένειmeneiG3306in the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614foreverαἰῶνα·aiōnaG165;the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207does remainμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165.

36SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207setsἐλευθερώσῃ,eleutherōsēG1659you freeG1659,you reallyὄντωςontōsG3689will be freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658.

37I knowG3609that you areAbraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690;yetἀλλὰallaG235you are seekingζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615Me, becauseG3754My wordλόγοςlogosG3056hasG5562noοὐouG3756placeG5562in you.

38I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980of the things whichἃhaG3739I have seenἑώρακαhe'ōrakaG3708with MyFatherπατρὶpatriG3962;thereforeοὖνounG3767you alsoκαὶkaiG2532doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160the things whichἃhaG3739you heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191from yourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.”

39They answeredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsanG611and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11isour fatherπατὴρpatērG3962.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “IfεἰeiG1487you are Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11childrenτέκναteknaG5043,doἐποιεῖτεepoieiteG4160the deedsἔργαergaG2041of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.

40But as it is,you are seekingζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615Me, a ManἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739hastoldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980you the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,whichἣνhēnG3739I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191from Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11did not doἐποίησεν.epoiēsenG4160.

41You are doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160the deedsἔργαergaG2041ofyour fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.”They saidG3004to Him, “We were not bornγεγεννήμεθα·gegennēmethaG1080as a resultἐκekG1537of sexualπορνείαςporneiasG4202immoralityG4202;we haveἔχομενechomenG2192oneἕναhenaG1520FatherπατέραpateraG3962:Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.”

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“IfεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316were your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,you would loveἠγαπᾶτεēgapateG25Me,for I cameG1831forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831from GodθεοῦtheouG2316and amG2240hereG2240; for I havenot evenοὐδὲoudeG3761comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064on My ownG1683, butHe sentἀπέστειλεν.apesteilenG649Me.

43Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do you not understandγινώσκετε;ginōsketeG1097whatG2981I am sayingG2981? It isbecauseὅτιhotiG3754you cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410 G3756listenἀκούεινakoueinG191to My wordλόγονlogonG3056.

44You are of yourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962the devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228, andyou wantθέλετεtheleteG2309to doποιεῖν.poieinG4160the desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939of your fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.He was a murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746,and does not standG4739in the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225becauseὅτιhotiG3754there is noG3756truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225in him. WheneverὅτανhotanG3752he tellsλαλῇlalēaG2980a lieψεῦδος,pseudosG5579, hespeaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980from his ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398nature,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he is a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583and the fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofliesG846.

45But becauseὅτιhotiG3754I sayλέγω,legōG3004the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,you do not believeπιστεύετέpisteueteG4100Me.

46WhichG5101oneG5101of you convictsἐλέγχειelegcheiG1651Me of sinἁμαρτίας;hamartiasG266?IfεἰeiG1487I speakλέγω,legōG3004truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,whyδιὰdiaG1223 G5101do you not believeπιστεύετέpisteueteG4100Me?

47The one who is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316hearsἀκούει·akoueiG191the wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223you do not hearἀκούετε,akoueteG191them,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you are not of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

48The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453answeredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsanG611and saidλέγομενlegomenG3004to Him, “Do we not rightlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573sayG3004that You are aSamaritanΣαμαρίτηςSamaritēsG4541, and Youhaveἔχεις;¶echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140?”

49JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “I do nothaveἔχω,echōG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140;onG235theG235contraryG235,I honorτιμῶtimōG5091My FatherπατέραpateraG3962,and you dishonorἀτιμάζετέatimazeteG818Me.

50ButI am not seekingζητῶzētōG2212My gloryδόξανdoxanG1391;there is One who seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212it,and judgesκρίνων.¶krinōnG2919.

51TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100followsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083My wordλόγονlogonG3056,he will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361seeθεωρήσῃtheōrēsēG2334deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.”

52The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453saidλέγεις·legeisG3004to Him, “NowνῦνnunG3568we knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097that Youhaveἔχεις.echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140.AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599,and the prophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396as well; and yetYou sayG3004,‘IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100followsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083My wordλόγονlogonG3056,he will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361tasteγεύσηταιgeusētaiG1089of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.’

53Youare not greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,whoὅστιςhostisG3748diedἀπέθανεν;apethanenG599,are You? The prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599tooκαὶkaiG2532.WhomτίναtinaG5101do You makeποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160YourselfG4572out to be?”

54JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “IfἐὰνeanG1437I glorifyδοξάσωdoxasōG1392MyselfG1683,My gloryδόξαdoxaG1391is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;it is My FatherπατήρpatērG3962who glorifiesδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392Me, of whomὃνhonG3739you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘He is our GodθεὸςtheosG2316’;

55andyou have not come to knowἐγνώκατεegnōkateG1097Him,but I knowG3609Him. And ifG2579I sayG3004that I do not knowG3609Him, I will bea liarψεύστης·pseustēsG5583likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664you;but I do knowG3609Him, and Ifollowτηρῶ.¶tērōG5083His wordλόγονlogonG3056.

56Your fatherπατὴρpatērG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11wasoverjoyedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21that he would seeG3708My dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,and he sawG3708itand rejoicedἐχάρη.echarēG5463.”

57SoοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453saidG3004to Him, “You are not yetοὔπωoupōG3768fiftyπεντήκονταpentēkontaG4004yearsἔτηetēG2094old, and You have seenἑώρακας;¶he'ōrakasG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11?”

58JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, beforeπρὶνprinG4250AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11was bornγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,I amεἰμί.eimiG1510.”

59ThereforeοὖνounG3767theypickedG142upG142stonesλίθουςlithousG3037to throwβάλωσινbalōsinG906at Him, but JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928Himself and leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831the templeG2413grounds.

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