John
John 10:6
6Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| spoke | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| this | Ταύτην | Tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| illustration | παροιμίαν | paroimian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3942 an allegory, proverb |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they | ἐκεῖνοι | ekeinoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| understand | ἔγνωσαν | egnōsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| what | τίνα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5101 who, which, what |
| He was telling | ἐλάλει | elalei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 56:11 · Psalm 82:5 · Proverbs 28:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.