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John 6:26

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

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ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd 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).saidἈμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “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 sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youζητεῖτέzēteiteYe seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “Ye seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.Ye seekμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseεἴδετεeideteseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).ye sawσημεῖαsēmeiamiraclesσημεῖον (sēmeion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “miracles”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.the miraclesἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἐφάγετεephageteye did eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye did eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).ye did eatἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἄρτωνartōnloavesἄρτος (artos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “loaves”, the of-formG740bread, a loaf, food.the loavesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐχορτάσθητεechortasthētewere filledχορτάζω (chortazō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “were filled”, a single actionG5526I feed, satisfy, fatten.were filled

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered them and said, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered them and said, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;

World English Bible

Jesus answered them, “ Most certainly I tell you , you seek me , not because you saw signs , but because you ate of the loaves and were filled .

Darby Translation

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me not because ye have seen signs, but because ye have eaten of the loaves and been filled.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered them, and said: Amen, amen I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

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