John
John 5:36
36But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish — the very works I am doing — testify about Me that the Father has 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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| testimony | μαρτυρίαν | martyrian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| more substantial than | μείζω | meizō | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| that | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| of John | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| works | ἔργα | erga | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| that | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| has given | δέδωκέν | dedōken | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| Me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| to accomplish | τελειώσω | teleiōsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| very | αὐτὰ | auta | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| works | ἔργα | erga | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| I am doing | ποιῶ | poiō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| testify | μαρτυρεῖ | martyrei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3140 I witness, testify |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Father | Πατήρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| has sent | ἀπέσταλκεν | apestalken | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd 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 10:25 · John 2:23 · John 15:24 · John 10:37–38 · John 9:30–33 · 1 John 5:9 · John 3:2 · John 3:17 · Matthew 11:4 · 1 John 5:11–12 · Acts 2:22 · John 14:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.