John
John 9:4
4While it is daytime, we must doa the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
Footnotes
- a 9:4 BYZ and TR I must do
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| While | ἕως | heōs | Conjunction | G2193 until, as far as |
| it is | ἐστίν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| daytime | ἡμέρα | hēmera | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| we | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| must | δεῖ | dei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| do | ἐργάζεσθαι | ergazesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2038 I word, trade, do |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| works | ἔργα | erga | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| of Him who | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sent | πέμψαντός | pempsantos | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3992 I send |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Night | νὺξ | nyx | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| is coming | ἔρχεται | erchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| when | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| no one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| work | ἐργάζεσθαι | ergazesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2038 I word, trade, do |
Cross-references
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John 12:35 · Ephesians 5:16 · John 4:34 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · John 11:9–10 · Galatians 6:10 · John 17:4 · Colossians 4:5 · John 5:36 · John 10:32 · Isaiah 38:18–19 · John 10:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.