No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
οὐδεὶςoudeisNo manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “No man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.No manαἴρειaireitakethαἴρω (airō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “taketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.takethαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iτίθημιtithēmilayτίθημιverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “lay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.layαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἀπ’apofἀπό (apo)preposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofἐμαυτοῦemautoumyselfἐμαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “myself”, the of-formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myselfἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.powerἔχωechōI haveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.I haveθεῖναιtheinaito placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to place”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.αὐτήνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἔχωechōto haveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againλαβεῖνlabeinto have I receivedλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have I received”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.have I receivedαὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ταύτηνtautēnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.ἔλαβονelabonto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.παρὰparaofπαράpreposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.FatherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.
Young’s Literal Translation
no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'
World English Bible
No one takes it away from me , but I lay it down by myself . I have power to lay it down , and I have power to take it again . I received this commandment from my Father .”
Darby Translation
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment of my Father.
Douay-Rheims
No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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