King James Version

John 6:47

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “into me myself” (εἰς ἐμέ) before has here.

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 sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύωνpisteuōnHe that believethπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that believeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.He that believethἔχειecheihathἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hathζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἐμέememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;

World English Bible

Most certainly , I tell you , he who believes in me has eternal life .

Darby Translation

Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes [on me] has life eternal.

Douay-Rheims

Amen, amen I say unto you: He that believeth in me, hath everlasting life.

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