John
John 18:37
37“Then You are a king!” Pilate said.
“You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Οὐκοῦν | Oukoun | Adverb | G3766 not therefore |
| You | σύ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a king | βασιλεὺς | basileus | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G935 a king, ruler, emperor |
| Pilate | Πιλᾶτος | Pilatos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4091 Pilate |
| said | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| You | Σὺ | Sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| say | λέγεις | legeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a king | βασιλεύς | basileus | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G935 a king, ruler, emperor |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| answered | Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| For | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| this reason | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| I was born | γεγέννημαι | gegennēmai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| have come | ἐλήλυθα | elēlytha | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμον | kosmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| testify | μαρτυρήσω | martyrēsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G3140 I witness, testify |
| to the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| Everyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| belongs to | ὢν | ōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀληθείας | alētheias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| listens to | ἀκούει | akouei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| voice | φωνῆς | phōnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
Cross-references
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1 John 4:6 · John 8:47 · John 8:14 · John 10:26–27 · 1 John 3:19 · John 14:6 · Isaiah 55:4 · John 7:17 · Luke 23:3 · Mark 15:2 · 1 Timothy 6:13 · 1 Peter 1:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.