John
John 3:27–28
27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven. 28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
Word by word
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John 3:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Ἰωάννης | Iōannēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| replied | Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| A man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| receive | λαμβάνειν | lambanein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2983 I receive, take |
| only what | οὐδὲ | oude | Adverb | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| is | ᾖ | ē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| given | δεδομένον | dedomenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
John 3:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| yourselves | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| can testify | μαρτυρεῖτε | martyreite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3140 I witness, testify |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| I said | εἶπον | eipon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμὶ | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | Οὐκ | Ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Christ | Χριστός | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| am | εἰμὶ | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| sent | Ἀπεσταλμένος | Apestalmenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| ahead of | ἔμπροσθεν | emprosthen | Preposition | G1715 in front, before the face |
| Him | ἐκείνου | ekeinou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
Cross-references
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John 3:27 James 1:17 · 1 Corinthians 4:7 · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · 1 Peter 4:10–11 · Amos 7:15 · 1 Corinthians 2:12–14 · Jeremiah 1:5 · Matthew 25:15 · Hebrews 5:4–5 · Ephesians 3:7–8 · Jeremiah 17:16 · Numbers 17:5
John 3:28 John 1:20 · John 1:23 · Matthew 3:11–12 · Luke 1:16–17 · Malachi 3:1 · John 1:25 · Matthew 3:3 · Mark 1:2–3 · Luke 1:76
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.