John
John 3:21
21But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”f
Footnotes
- f 3:21 Some translators close this quotation after verse 15.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| whoever | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| practices | ποιῶν | poiōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀλήθειαν | alētheian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| comes | 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 |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| it may be seen clearly | φανερωθῇ | phanerōthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| he | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| has done | ἔργα | erga | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| has been | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| accomplished | εἰργασμένα | eirgasmena | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2038 I word, trade, do |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 1:6 · Psalm 139:23–24 · 3 John 1:11 · Ephesians 5:9 · Philippians 2:13 · 1 John 4:15–16 · Psalm 119:105 · 1 John 2:27–29 · Galatians 6:8 · Philippians 1:11 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Psalm 119:80
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.