John
John 17:20–21
20I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
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 17:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am not asking | ἐρωτῶ | erōtō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2065 I ask, question, request |
| on behalf | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| of them | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| alone | μόνον | monon | Adverb | G3440 alone, but, only |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| on behalf of | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| those who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| will believe | πιστευόντων | pisteuontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Me | ἐμέ | eme | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| message | λόγου | logou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
John 17:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| all of them | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| may be | ὦσιν | ōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| one | ἓν | hen | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| You | σύ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| Father | πάτερ | pater | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| and I | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| You | σοί | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| they | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| be | ὦσιν | ōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμος | kosmos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| may believe | πιστεύῃ | pisteuē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| You | σύ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| sent | ἀπέστειλας | apesteilas | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 17:20 John 17:6–11 · Acts 2:41 · Acts 4:4 · Romans 15:18–19 · Ephesians 4:11 · Romans 16:26
John 17:21 1 Corinthians 12:12 · Colossians 3:11–14 · John 17:11 · 1 Corinthians 12:25–27 · Philippians 1:27 · John 13:35 · John 10:30 · John 17:22–23 · Zechariah 14:9 · Acts 4:32 · Romans 12:5 · Philippians 2:1–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.