John

John 8:42–43

⁴²Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

⁴³Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

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John 8:42

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
said	Εἶπεν	Eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
were	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
Father	Πατὴρ	Patēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
you would love	ἠγαπᾶτε	ēgapate	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G25 I love
Me	ἐμέ	eme	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
have come	ἐξῆλθον	exēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
here	ἥκω	hēkō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2240 I have come, am present
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
I have not come	ἐλήλυθα	elēlytha	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
on	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
My own	ἐμαυτοῦ	emautou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singular	G1683 of myself
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
He	ἐκεῖνός	ekeinos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
sent	ἀπέστειλεν	apesteilen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

John 8:43

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	Διὰ	Dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
do you not understand	γινώσκετε	ginōskete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
what	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
I	ἐμὴν	emēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
am saying	λαλιὰν	lalian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2981 speech, talk, dialect
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you are unable	δύνασθε	dynasthe	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1410 I am powerful, am able
to accept	ἀκούειν	akouein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G191 I hear, listen
My	ἐμόν	emon	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
message	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy

Cross-references

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John 8:42 John 12:49 · John 14:10 · John 17:8 · John 17:25 · John 15:23–24 · Malachi 1:6 · John 1:14 · 1 John 5:1–2 · 1 John 4:14 · John 5:43 · 1 Corinthians 16:22 · John 7:28–29

John 8:43 John 12:39–40 · Romans 8:7–8 · John 7:17 · John 5:43 · Proverbs 28:5 · Jeremiah 6:10 · Acts 7:51 · John 6:60 · John 8:27 · Isaiah 6:9 · Isaiah 44:18 · Micah 4:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.