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John 5:37

In John 5 of John.

And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Himself” (ἐκεῖνος) before has borne here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He himself” (αὐτὸς) before has borne here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πέμψαςpempsaswhich hath sentπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which hath sent”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.which hath sentμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meπατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ἐκεῖνοςekeinoshisἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “his”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.hisμεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkento testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to testify”, a completed action with a present resultG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.ἐμοῦemouIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.οὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.norφωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisπώποτεpōpoteeverπώποτεadverb — “ever”G4455at any time, ever.This verse uses “ever”.ἀκηκόατεakēkoateto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to hear”, a completed action with a present resultG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.οὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.εἶδοςeidosshapeεἶδοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “shape”, the object formG1491visible form, shape, appearance, outward show, kind, species, class.This verse uses “shape”.shapeαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἑωράκατεheōrakateto seeὁράω (horaō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to see”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτὸςautoshimselfαὐτόςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;

World English Bible

The Father himself , who sent me , has testified about me . You have neither heard his voice at any time , nor seen his form .

Darby Translation

And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,

Douay-Rheims

And the Father himself who hath sent me, hath given testimony of me: neither have you heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

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