Revised Literal Translation

John 8:23-38

23AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστέ,esteG1510fromἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588beneathκάτωkatōG2736;IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμί·eimiG1510fromἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588aboveἄνωanōG507:yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστέ,esteG1510ofἐκekG1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889;IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537thisτούτου.toutouG3778worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889.

24I saidG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754ye shall dieἀποθανεῖσθεapothaneistheG599inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771sinsταῖς ἁμαρτίαιςtais hamartiaisG3588 G266:forγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437ye believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēteG4100notμὴmēG3361thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510he,ye shall dieἀποθανεῖσθεapothaneistheG599inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771sinsταῖς ἁμαρτίαιςtais hamartiaisG3588 G266.

25ThenοὖνounG3767said theyἔλεγονelegonG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,WhoτίςtisG5101εἶ;eiG1510artthouσὺsuG4771?AndG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424saithG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,EvenG2532the samethatὅhoG3739τιtiG5100I saidλαλῶlalōG2980unto youὑμῖν.huminG4771from the beginningτὴν ἀρχὴνtēn archēnG3588 G746.

26I haveἔχωechōG2192many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183to sayG2980andG2532to judgeκρίνειν·krineinG2919ofπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ὁhoG3588he that sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473isἐστιν,estinG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227;and IG2504speakG3004toεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμον.ton kosmonG3588 G2889those thingsταῦταtautaG3778whichἃhaG3739I have heardἤκουσαēkousaG191ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτοῦ,autouG846.

27They understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097notοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754he spakeἔλεγεν.elegenG3004to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846of the Fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962.

28ThenοὖνounG3767saidG3004Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,WhenὅτανhotanG3752ye have lifted upὑψώσητεhupsōsēteG5312the Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου,tou anthrōpouG3588 G444,thenτότεtoteG5119shall ye knowγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510he,andκαὶkaiG2532that IdoποιῶpoiōG4160nothingοὐδέν,oudenG3762ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575myselfG1683;butἀλλὰallaG235asκαθὼςkathōsG2531myG1473Fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588 G3962hath taughtἐδίδαξένedidaxenG1321meG1473,I speakλαλῶ.lalōG2980these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

29AndκαὶkaiG2532G3588he that sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992meG1473isἐστιν·estinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473:the FatherG3588 G3962hathG863notοὐκoukG3756leftG863meG1473aloneμόνονmononG3441;forὅτιhotiG3754IG1473doποιῶpoiōG4160alwaysπάντοτε.pantoteG3842G3588those things that pleaseἀρεστὰarestaG701himαὐτῷautōG846.

30AsG2980heαὐτοῦautouG846spakeG2980these wordsταῦταtautaG3778,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

31ThenοὖνounG3767saidἜλεγενElegenG3004Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424toπρὸςprosG4314τοὺςtousG3588thoseG4100JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453which believedG4100on himαὐτῷautōG846,IfἐὰνeanG1437yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771continueμείνητεmeinēteG3306inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588myG1699wordλόγῳ τῷlogō tōG3588 G3056, thenare yeἐστε,esteG1510myἐμῷ,emōG1473disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101indeedἀληθῶςalēthōsG230;

32AndκαὶkaiG2532ye shall knowγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097the truthτὴν ἀλήθειαν,tēn alētheianG3588 G225,andκαὶkaiG2532the truthἡ ἀλήθειαhē alētheiaG3588 G225shall makeG1659youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771freeἐλευθερώσειeleutherōseiG1659.

33They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611himαὐτόν·autonG846,We beἐσμενesmenG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11seedσπέρμαspermaG4690,andκαὶkaiG2532wereG1398neverπώποτε·pōpoteG4455in bondageG1398to any manοὐδενὶoudeniG3762:howπῶςpōsG4459sayestλέγειςlegeisG3004thouσὺsuG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754Ye shall be madeγενήσεσθε;genēsestheG1096freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658?

34Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754WhosoeverπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588committethποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinτὴν ἁμαρτίαν,tēn hamartianG3588 G266isἐστινestinG1510the servantδοῦλόςdoulosG1401of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίας.tēs hamartiasG3588 G266.

35AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588the servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401abidethμένειmeneiG3306notοὐouG3756inἐνenG1722the houseτῇ οἰκίᾳtēa oikiaG3588 G3614forεἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶνα·ton aiōnaG3588 G165: butthe Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207abidethμένειmeneiG3306εἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶνα.ton aiōnaG3588 G165.

36IfἐὰνeanG1437the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207thereforeοὖνounG3767shall makeG1659youὑμᾶςhumasG4771freeἐλευθερώσῃ,eleutherōsēG1659,ye shall beἔσεσθε.esestheG1510freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

37I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστε·esteG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11seedσπέρμαspermaG4690;butἀλλὰallaG235ye seekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615meἐμὸςemosG1473,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588myG1699wordλόγος ὁlogos hoG3588 G3056hathG5562noοὐouG3756placeG5562inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

38IG1473speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980thatG3708whichἃhaG3739I have seenG3708withπαρὰparaG3844myG1473Fatherτῷ πατρὶtō patriG3588 G3962:andκαὶkaiG2532yeG4771doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160thatοὖνounG3767whichἃhaG3739ye have seenG3708withπαρὰparaG3844yourG4771fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588 G3962.

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