John
John 8:32–33
32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
Word by word
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John 8:32
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you will know | γνώσεσθε | gnōsesthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀλήθειαν | alētheian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀλήθεια | alētheia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| will set you free | ἐλευθερώσει | eleutherōsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1659 I free, set free, liberate |
John 8:33
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We are | ἐσμεν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| Abraham’s | Ἀβραάμ | Abraam | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
| descendants | Σπέρμα | Sperma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4690 seed, offspring |
| they answered | Ἀπεκρίθησαν | Apekrithēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G611 I answer, reply |
| We have never been slaves | δεδουλεύκαμεν | dedouleukamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey |
| to | οὐδενὶ | oudeni | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| How | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| You | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| say | λέγεις | legeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| will be set | γενήσεσθε | genēsesthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| free | Ἐλεύθεροι | Eleutheroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1658 free, delivered from obligation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 8:32 Romans 8:2 · John 8:36 · John 17:17 · 1 Peter 2:16 · John 14:6 · Romans 6:22 · Romans 6:14–18 · Isaiah 61:1 · Psalm 25:5 · James 1:25 · Galatians 5:1 · Proverbs 2:1–7
John 8:33 Matthew 3:9 · John 8:39 · Nehemiah 5:4–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.