King James Version

John 18:8

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Εἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, a single 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”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).I have toldὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐγώegōIἐγώpersonal 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.amεἰeihe: ifεἰconjunction — “he: if”G1487if.he: ifοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meζητεῖτεzēteiteto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.ἄφετεapheteletἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “let”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.letτούτουςtoutoustheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “these”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.theseὑπάγεινhupageinto go their wayὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active infinitive — “to go their way”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.go their way

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered, 'I said to you that I am [he]; if, then, me ye seek, suffer these to go away;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered, I told you that I am he ; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered, 'I said to you that I am [he]; if, then, me ye seek, suffer these to go away;'

World English Bible

Jesus answered, “ I told you that I am he . If therefore you seek me , let these go their way ,”

Darby Translation

Jesus answered, I told you that I am [he]: if therefore ye seek me, let these go away;

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way.

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