John
John 5:46–47
46If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. 47But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
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John 5:46
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you had believed | ἐπιστεύετε | episteuete | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| Moses | Μωϋσεῖ | Mōusei | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| you would believe | ἐπιστεύετε | episteuete | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| Me | ἐμοί | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| because | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| he | ἐκεῖνος | ekeinos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| wrote | ἔγραψεν | egrapsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
John 5:47
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| since | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you do not believe | πιστεύετε | pisteuete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| what | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| he | ἐκείνου | ekeinou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| wrote | γράμμασιν | grammasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G1121 a letter, writings, learning |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| will you believe | πιστεύσετε | pisteusete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| what | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| I | ἐμοῖς | emois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 1st Person Plural | G1699 mine |
| say | ῥήμασιν | rhēmasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G4487 a thing spoken |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 5:46 Deuteronomy 18:15 · Deuteronomy 18:18–19 · John 1:45 · Luke 24:27 · Numbers 24:17–18 · Acts 26:22 · Genesis 49:10 · Genesis 22:18 · Numbers 21:8–9 · Genesis 12:3 · Genesis 3:15 · Hebrews 7:1–10
John 5:47 Luke 16:31 · Luke 16:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.