King James Version
John 5:31
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
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ἘὰνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.IfἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iμαρτυρῶmarturōbear witnessμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “bear witness”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “witness”.bear witnessπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofἐμαυτοῦemautoumyselfἐμαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “myself”, the of-formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myselfἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυρίαmarturiawitnessμαρτυρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “witness”, the subject formG3141witness, evidence, testimony, reputation.This verse uses “witness”.witnessμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἀληθήςalēthēstrueἀληθήςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “true”, the subject formG227unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful.This verse uses “true”.true
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;
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American Standard Version (1901)
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Young’s Literal Translation
'If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;
World English Bible
“ If I testify about myself , my witness is not valid.
Darby Translation
If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.
Douay-Rheims
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
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