John 14:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 14:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἠκούσατε
akoúō
G191
to hear
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
εἶπον
légō
G3004
to say
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὑπάγω
hypágō
G5217
to depart
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔρχομαι
érchomai
G2064
to come
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ἠγαπᾶτέ
agapáō
G25
to love
με
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐχάρητε
chaírō
G5463
to rejoice
ἄν
án
G302
if
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
πορεύομαι
poreúomai
G4198
to go
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατὴρ
patḗr
G3962
father
μείζων
mégas
G3173
great
μού
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
You heard how I told you, 'I go away, and I come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said 'I am going to my Father;' for the Father is greater than I.
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King James Version Public Domain
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).