John
John 13:36
36“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked.
Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| where | ποῦ | pou | Adverb | G4226 where, whither |
| are You going | ὑπάγεις | hypageis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5217 I go away, depart |
| Simon | Σίμων | Simōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| asked | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| answered | Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| Where | Ὅπου | Hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| I am going | ὑπάγω | hypagō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5217 I go away, depart |
| you cannot | δύνασαί | dynasai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| follow | ἀκολουθῆσαι | akolouthēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G190 I accompany, attend, follow |
| Me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| now | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| you will follow | ἀκολουθήσεις | akolouthēseis | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G190 I accompany, attend, follow |
| later | ὕστερον | hysteron | Adverb | G5305 lastly, afterward |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 21:21–22 · 2 Peter 1:14 · John 13:33 · John 21:18–19 · John 14:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.