John
John 5:44
44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| can | δύνασθε | dynasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| believe | πιστεῦσαι | pisteusai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| if you accept | λαμβάνοντες | lambanontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| glory | δόξαν | doxan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| from | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| one another | ἀλλήλων | allēlōn | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| do not seek | ζητεῖτε | zēteite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| glory | δόξαν | doxan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| that | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| from | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| only | μόνου | monou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3441 only, solitary, desolate |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 12:43 · Romans 2:29 · Philippians 2:3 · Matthew 23:5 · Romans 8:7–8 · 1 Peter 1:7 · 1 Samuel 2:30 · Romans 2:10 · Romans 2:7 · Luke 19:17 · Matthew 25:21–23 · 2 Chronicles 6:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.