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John 14:17

In John 14 of John.

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before know here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Him” (αὐτό,) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaEven the Spiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Even the Spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.Even the Spiritτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείαςalētheiasof truthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.of truthὃhowhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldοὐoucannotοὐadverb — “cannot”G3756no, not.cannotδύναταιdunataibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.λαβεῖνlabeinto receiveλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to receive”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “receive”.receiveὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notθεωρεῖtheōreito seeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.αὐτὸautohimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέconjunction — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.γινώσκειginōskeiknowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.knowὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.γινώσκετεginōsketeto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.αὐτόautohimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forπαρ’parwithπαρά (para)preposition — “with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.withὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youμένειmeneito stayμένω (menō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτόautohimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.

Young’s Literal Translation

the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

World English Bible

the Spirit of truth, whom the world can ’ t receive , for it doesn’ t see him and doesn’ t know him . You know him , for he lives with you and will be in you .

Darby Translation

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.

Douay-Rheims

The spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nor knoweth him: but you shall know him; because he shall abide with you, and shall be in you.

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  • Ezekiel 36:27Ezekiel 36:27 · King James VersionAnd I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.Ezekiel 36:27 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

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