John

John 8:37–39

³⁷I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you. ³⁸I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

³⁹“Abraham is our father,” they replied.

“If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

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John 8:37

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I know	Οἶδα	Oida	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1492 I know, remember
you are	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd 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
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
you are trying	ζητεῖτέ	zēteite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
to kill	ἀποκτεῖναι	apokteinai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G615 I put to death, kill
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
My	ἐμὸς	emos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
word	λόγος	logos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
has no place	χωρεῖ	chōrei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5562 I make room, go, receive
within	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

John 8:38

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I speak	λαλῶ	lalō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
of what	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
have seen	ἑώρακα	heōraka	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
in the presence of	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατρὶ	Patri	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
do	ποιεῖτε	poieite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
what	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
you have heard	ἠκούσατε	ēkousate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
from	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
father	πατρὸς	patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor

John 8:39

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abraham	Ἀβραάμ	Abraam	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
father	πατὴρ	patēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
they replied	Ἀπεκρίθησαν	Apekrithēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G611 I answer, reply
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you were	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
of Abraham	Ἀβραάμ	Abraam	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
said	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
you would do	ἐποιεῖτε	epoieite	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
works	ἔργα	erga	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
of Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham

Cross-references

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John 8:37 1 Corinthians 2:14 · John 8:45–47 · Romans 9:7 · John 7:1 · John 8:59 · Acts 13:26 · John 8:43 · Matthew 13:15 · John 11:53 · John 7:19 · John 12:39–43

John 8:38 John 5:19 · John 8:44 · John 12:49–50 · John 5:30 · John 8:41 · 1 John 3:8–10 · John 8:26 · John 14:24 · John 3:32 · John 14:10

John 8:39 Galatians 3:7 · John 8:37 · Romans 9:7 · Romans 2:28–29 · Matthew 3:9 · Matthew 5:45 · Romans 4:16 · Romans 4:12 · Galatians 3:29 · James 2:22–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.