John
John 1:31
31I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I myself | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| know | ᾔδειν | ēdein | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| the reason | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| came | ἦλθον | ēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| baptizing | βαπτίζων | baptizōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G907 I dip, submerge, baptize |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| water | ὕδατι | hydati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| He might be revealed | φανερωθῇ | phanerōthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest |
| to Israel | Ἰσραὴλ | Israēl | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Malachi 3:1 · John 1:7 · Luke 1:17 · John 1:33 · Isaiah 40:3–5 · Matthew 3:6 · Luke 3:3–4 · Mark 1:3–5 · Malachi 4:2–5 · Acts 19:4 · Luke 2:39–42 · Luke 1:76–80
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.