John 8:55 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 8:55 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐγνώκατε
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οἶδα
eídō
G1492
to see
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
κἂν
kán
G2579
and if
εἴπω
légō
G3004
to say
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
οἶδα
eídō
G1492
to see
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ἔσομαι
eimí
G1510
to be
ὅμοιος
hómoios
G3664
like
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ψεύστης
pseústēs
G5583
liar
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
οἶδα
eídō
G1492
to see
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
τηρῶ
tēréō
G5083
to guard
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World English Bible Public Domain
You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I don't know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I would say that I do not know him, I would be like you, a liar. However, I know him and keep his word.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).