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John 14:11

In John 14 of John.

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to me” (μοι.) after do believe here.

πιστεύετέpisteueteBelieveπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.BelieveμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἐνenam inἐνpreposition — “am in”G1722in, on, among.am inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὶpatriFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Fatherκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Fatherἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐμοίemoimeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μήmēor elseμήadverb — “or else”G3361not, lest.or elseδιὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworks'ἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works'”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.works'αὐτὰautasakeαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sake”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.sakeπιστεύετεpisteueteto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to trust”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

believe me, that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

Young’s Literal Translation

believe me, that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.

World English Bible

Believe me that I am in the Father , and the Father in me ; or else believe me for the very works ’ sake .

Darby Translation

Believe me that I [am] in the Father and the Father in me; but if not, believe me for the works' sake themselves.

Douay-Rheims

Believe you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?

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