John
John 3:20
20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| does | πράσσων | prassōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4238 I do, fare, require |
| evil | φαῦλα | phaula | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5337 worthless, wicked, base |
| hates | μισεῖ | misei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3404 I hate, detest |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Light | φῶς | phōs | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| come | ἔρχεται | erchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| into | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Light | φῶς | phōs | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| for fear that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| deeds | ἔργα | erga | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| will be exposed | ἐλεγχθῇ | elenchthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1651 I rebuke, expose |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 5:11–13 · John 7:7 · Job 24:13–17 · Proverbs 4:18 · Proverbs 1:29 · James 1:23–25 · Psalm 50:17 · 1 Kings 22:8 · Proverbs 15:12 · Amos 5:10–11 · Proverbs 5:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.