John
John 5:39
39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You pore over | Ἐραυνᾶτε | Eraunate | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2045 I search diligently |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| Scriptures | γραφάς | graphas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| presume that | δοκεῖτε | dokeite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| them | αὐταῖς | autais | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| you possess | ἔχειν | echein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| eternal | αἰώνιον | aiōnion | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G166 eternal, unending |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| These | ἐκεῖναί | ekeinai | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| are | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | αἱ | hai | Article - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| testify | μαρτυροῦσαι | martyrousai | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3140 I witness, testify |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 24:27 · Luke 24:44 · 2 Peter 1:19–21 · Acts 26:22–23 · Proverbs 8:33–34 · Matthew 22:29 · John 5:46 · 1 Peter 1:10–11 · Isaiah 34:16 · 2 Timothy 3:14–17 · Acts 17:11 · Acts 13:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.