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John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸςhodoswayὁδόςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “way”, the subject formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the wayκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλήθειαalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the subject formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ζωήzōēlifeζωήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “life”, the subject formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.the lifeοὐδεὶςoudeisno manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.no manἔρχεταιerchetaicomethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.comethπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “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”.the Fatherεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.δι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.me

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus saith to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus saith to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

World English Bible

Jesus said to him, “ I am the way , the truth, and the life . No one comes to the Father , except through me .

Darby Translation

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.

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