John

John 14:28

²⁸You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You heard	ἠκούσατε	ēkousate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
Me	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
say	εἶπον	eipon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I am going away	Ὑπάγω	Hypagō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5217 I go away, depart
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I am coming	ἔρχομαι	erchomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you loved	ἠγαπᾶτέ	ēgapate	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G25 I love
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
you would rejoice	ἐχάρητε	echarēte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G5463 I rejoice, am glad
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
I am going	πορεύομαι	poreuomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατέρα	Patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατὴρ	Patēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
greater than	μείζων	meizōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
I	μού	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Cross-references

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John 10:29–30 · 1 Corinthians 15:24–28 · 1 Corinthians 11:3 · Psalm 47:5–7 · Hebrews 1:2–3 · Hebrews 2:9–15 · Philippians 2:6–11 · John 13:16 · John 20:17 · John 14:18 · John 20:21 · Hebrews 3:1–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.