King James Version

John 3:26

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἦλθονēlthonthey cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.they cameπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himῬαββίrhabbiRabbiῥαββίnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Rabbi”, the calling formG4461Rabbi, my master, teacher; a title of respect often applied to Christ.This verse uses “Rabbi”.Rabbiὃςhosheὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.heἦνēnthat wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “that was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.that wasμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withσοῦsoutheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thee”, the of-formG4771you.theeπέρανperanbeyondπέρανpreposition — “beyond”G4008over, on the other side, beyond.This verse uses “beyond”.beyondτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸορδάνουiordanouJordanἸορδάνης (iordanēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jordan”, the of-formG2446the Jordan, a great river flowing due south and bounding Galilee, Samaria, and Judea on the east.Jordanᾧhōto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.to whomσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouμεμαρτύρηκαςmemarturēkasbarest witnessμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “barest witness”, a completed action with a present resultG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “witness”.barest witnessἴδεidebeholdἴδεparticle — “behold”G2396See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdοὗτοςhoutossameοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameβαπτίζειbaptizeibaptizethβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “baptizeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.baptizethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἔρχονταιerchontaimen comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “men come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.men comeπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they came unto John, and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they came unto John, and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

World English Bible

They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”

Darby Translation

And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, he baptises, and all come to him.

Douay-Rheims

And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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