John
John 14:4–6
4You know the way to the place where I am going.c”
5“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Footnotes
- c 14:4 BYZ and TR And where I go you know, and the way you know.
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.
John 14:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You know | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| way | ὁδόν | hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| to the place where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am going | ὑπάγω | hypagō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5217 I go away, depart |
John 14:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| said | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Thomas | Θωμᾶς | Thōmas | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2381 Thomas |
| we do not know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| where | ποῦ | pou | Adverb | G4226 where, whither |
| You are going | ὑπάγεις | hypageis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5217 I go away, depart |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| can we | δυνάμεθα | dynametha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| know | εἰδέναι | eidenai | Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active | G1492 I know, remember |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| way | ὁδὸν | hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
John 14:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| answered | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| I | Ἐγώ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| way | ὁδὸς | hodos | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀλήθεια | alētheia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| life | ζωή | zōē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| No one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| comes | ἔρχεται | erchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, 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 |
| except | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| through | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 14:4 John 10:9 · John 16:28 · John 6:68–69 · John 14:2 · John 6:40 · John 12:26 · John 13:3 · Luke 24:26 · John 3:16–17 · John 3:36 · John 14:28
John 14:5 Mark 9:19 · John 11:16 · John 20:25–28 · John 15:12 · Luke 24:25 · Mark 8:17–18
John 14:6 Acts 4:12 · John 10:9 · Ephesians 2:18 · John 11:25–26 · John 1:4 · 1 John 5:20 · John 1:14 · 1 John 5:11–12 · Isaiah 35:8–9 · John 1:17 · John 8:32 · Hebrews 7:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.