Revised Literal Translation
John 8:31-59
31ThenοὖνounG3767saidἜλεγενElegenG3004Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424toπρὸςprosG4314τοὺςtousG3588thoseG4100JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453which believedG4100on himαὐτῷautōG846,IfἐὰνeanG1437yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771continueμείνητεmeinēteG3306inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588myG1699wordλόγῳ τῷlogō tōG3588G3056, thenare yeἐστε,esteG1510myἐμῷ,emōG1473disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101indeedἀληθῶςalēthōsG230;
33They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611himαὐτόν·autonG846,We beἐσμενesmenG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11seedσπέρμαspermaG4690,andκαὶkaiG2532wereG1398neverπώποτε·pōpoteG4455in bondageG1398to any manοὐδενὶoudeniG3762:howπῶςpōsG4459sayestλέγειςlegeisG3004thouσὺsuG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754Ye shall be madeγενήσεσθε;genēsestheG1096freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658?
34Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754WhosoeverπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588committethποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinτὴν ἁμαρτίαν,tēn hamartianG3588G266isἐστινestinG1510the servantδοῦλόςdoulosG1401of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίας.tēs hamartiasG3588G266.
37I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστε·esteG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11seedσπέρμαspermaG4690;butἀλλὰallaG235ye seekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615meἐμὸςemosG1473,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588myG1699wordλόγος ὁlogos hoG3588G3056hathG5562noοὐouG3756placeG5562inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.
39They answeredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsanG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11isἐστιν.estinG1510ourG1473fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588G3962.Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saithG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,IfεἰeiG1487yewereἐστε,esteG1510τοῦtouG3588Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11childrenτέκναteknaG5043,ye would doἐποιεῖτεepoieiteG4160G302the worksτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588G2041τοῦtouG3588of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.
40ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568ye seekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615meG1473,a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444thatὃςhosG3739hath toldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980youὑμῖνhuminG4771the truthτὴν ἀλήθειανtēn alētheianG3588G225,whichἣνhēnG3739I have heardἤκουσαēkousaG191ofπαρὰparaG3844Godτοῦ θεοῦ·tou theouG3588G2316:thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778didἐποίησεν.epoiēsenG4160notοὐκoukG3756AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.
41YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160the deedsτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588G2041of yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588G3962.ThenοὖνounG3767said theyG3004to himαὐτῷ·autōG846,WeG1473beG1080notοὐouG3756bornG1080ofἐκekG1537fornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202; wehaveἔχομενechomenG2192oneἕναhenaG1520FatherπατέραpateraG3962, evenGodτὸν θεόν.¶ton theonG3588G2316.
42Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,IfεἰeiG1487Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316wereἦν,ēnG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,ye would loveἠγαπᾶτεēgapateG25ἂνanG302meἐμέ·emeG1473:forγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473proceeded forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831andκαὶkaiG2532cameἥκω.hēkōG2240fromἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316;neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761γὰρgarG1063came Iἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575myselfG1683,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heἐκεῖνόςekeinosG1565sentἀπέστειλεν.apesteilenG649meἐμαυτοῦemautouG1473.
44YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστὲesteG1510ofἐκekG1537yourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962the devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG3588G1228,andκαὶkaiG2532the lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG3588G1939ofyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588G3962ye willθέλετεtheleteG2309doποιεῖν.poieinG4160.HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565wasἦνēnG1510a murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746,andκαὶkaiG2532abodeἔστηκεν,estēkenG2476notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG3588G225,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.WhenὅτανhotanG3752he speakethλαλῇlalēaG2980a lieψεῦδος,pseudosG3588G5579,he speakethλαλεῖ,laleiG2980ofἐκekG1537his ownἰδίωνidiōnG3588G2398:forὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστὶνestinG1510a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,andκαὶkaiG2532the fatherπατὴρpatērG3588G3962of itαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
47ὁhoG3588He that isὢνōnG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316hearethἀκούει·akoueiG191God’sτὰ θεοῦta theouG3588G2316wordsῥήματα τοῦrhēmata touG3588G4487:yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771thereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778hearἀκούετε,akoueteG191themnotοὐκoukG3756,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστέ.¶esteG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316.
48ThenG3767answeredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsanG611οἱhoiG3588the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγομενlegomenG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,SayG3004weG1473notοὐouG3756wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573thatὅτιhotiG3754thouσὺsuG4771artεἶeiG1510a SamaritanΣαμαρίτηςSamaritēsG4541,andκαὶkaiG2532hastἔχεις;¶echeisG2192a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140?
52ThenοὖνounG3767saidλέγεις·legeisG3004the Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοι·hoi IoudaioiG3588G2453unto himαὐτῷautōG846,NowνῦνnunG3568we knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754thou hastἔχεις.echeisG2192a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140.AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11is deadἀπέθανενapethanenG599,andκαὶkaiG2532the prophetsοἱ προφῆται,hoi prophētaiG3588G4396;andκαὶkaiG2532thouσὺsuG4771sayestG3004,IfἐάνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100keepτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083myG1473sayingτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056,he shallG1089neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361tasteγεύσηταιgeusētaiG1089of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.εἰςeisG1519τὸν αἰῶνα.ton aiōnaG3588G165
53μὴmēG3361ArtεἶeiG1510thouσὺsuG4771greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173ourG1473fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588G3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,whichὅστιςhostisG3748is deadἀπέθανεν;apethanenG599?andκαὶkaiG2532the prophetsοἱ προφῆταιhoi prophētaiG3588G4396are deadἀπέθανον.apethanonG599:whomτίναtinaG5101makestποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160thouσεαυτὸνseautonG4771thyselfG4572?
54JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,IfἐὰνeanG1437IG1473honourδοξάσωdoxasōG1392myselfG1683,myG1473honourἡ δόξαhē doxaG3588G1391isἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762:it isἔστινestinG1510myG1473Fatherὁ πατήρho patērG3588G3962ὁhoG3588that honourethδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392meG1473;of whomὃνhonG3739yeG4771sayλέγετεlegeteG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστιν,estinG1510yourG4771GodθεὸςtheosG2316:
55YetκαὶkaiG2532ye haveG1097notοὐκoukG3756knownG1097himαὐτόν,autonG846;butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473knowG1492himαὐτόν.autonG846:andκἂνkaneanG2532ifκἂνkaneanG1437I should sayG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754I knowG1492himαὐτόν,autonG846notοὐκoukG3756,I shall beἔσομαιesomaiG1510a liarψεύστης·pseustēsG5583likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I knowG1492himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532keepτηρῶ.¶tērōG5083hisαὐτοῦautouG846sayingτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056.
59ThenοὖνounG3767took they upἦρανēranG142stonesλίθουςlithousG3037toἵναinaG2443castβάλωσινbalōsinG906atἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himG846:butδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hid himselfἐκρύβηekrubēG2928,andG2532went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831ofἐκekG1537the templeτοῦ ἱεροῦtou hi'erouG3588G2411,goingG1330throughG1223the midstG3319of themG846,andG2532soG3779passed byG3855.
Commentaries on John 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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