John
John 7:23
23If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| a boy | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| can be circumcised | περιτομὴν | peritomēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4061 circumcision |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Sabbath | σαββάτῳ | sabbatō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| of Moses | Μωϋσέως | Mōuseōs | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| be broken | λυθῇ | lythē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| are you angry | χολᾶτε | cholate | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5520 I am angry with |
| with Me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| making | ἐποίησα | epoiēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| whole | ὅλον | holon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| man | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| well | ὑγιῆ | hygiē | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5199 sound, whole, wholesome |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the Sabbath | σαββάτῳ | sabbatō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.