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John 3:11

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

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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 sayσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatοἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveλαλοῦμενlaloumento speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἑωράκαμενheōrakamento seeὁράω (horaō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to see”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumento testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to testify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυρίανmarturianwitnessμαρτυρία (marturia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “witness”, the object formG3141witness, evidence, testimony, reputation.This verse uses “witness”.witnessἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.λαμβάνετεlambaneteto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to take”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Verily, verily, I say to thee — What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Verily, verily, I say to thee — What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

World English Bible

Most certainly I tell you , we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen , and you don’ t receive our witness .

Darby Translation

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness.

Douay-Rheims

Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.

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