John 8:42 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 8:42 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 →
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
πατὴρ
patḗr
G3962
father
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἠγαπᾶτε
agapáō
G25
to love
ἂν
án
G302
if
ἐμέ
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἐξῆλθον
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἥκω
hḗkō
G2240
to arrive
οὐδὲ
oudé
G3761
neither
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
ἐμαυτοῦ
emautoû
G1683
I
ἐλήλυθα
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐκεῖνός
ekeînos
G1565
that one
με
egṓ
G1473
I
ἀπέστειλεν
apostéllō
G649
to send away
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven't come of myself, but he sent me.
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King James Version Public Domain
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would have loved me, for I came from God and am here; for neither have I come from myself, but that one sent me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).