King James Version

John 14:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of mine” (μου) before am going here.

ἀμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.Verilyἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύωνpisteuōnHe that believethπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that believeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.He that believethεἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.onἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.the worksἃhathatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iποιῶpoiōdoποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doκἀκεῖνοςkakeinosand that oneκἀκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “and that one”, the subject formG2548Strong’s files this form under G1565 (ἐκεῖνος).alsoποιήσειpoiēseishall he doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall he do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.shall he doκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μείζοναmeizonagreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, accusative, plural, neuter — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τούτωνtoutōnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ποιήσειpoiēseito doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpateraFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherπορεύομαιporeuomaito travelπορεύομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to travel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do — that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do — that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

World English Bible

Most certainly I tell you , he who believes in me , the works that I do , he will do also ; and he will do greater works than these , because I am going to my Father .

Darby Translation

Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes on me, the works which I do shall he do also, and he shall do greater than these, because I go to the Father.

Douay-Rheims

Otherwise believe for the very works’ sake. Amen, amen I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do; and greater than these shall he do.

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