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John 7:17

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

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ἐάνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifτιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manθέλῃthelēwillθέλω (thelō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.willτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θέλημαthelēmawillθέλημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “will”, the object formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.willαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ποιεῖνpoieinto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active infinitive — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.γνώσεταιgnōsetaihe shall knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shall know”, an action still aheadG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.he shall knowπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διδαχῆςdidachēsdoctrineδιδαχή (didachē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “doctrine”, the of-formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “doctrine”.the doctrineπότερονpoteronwhetherπότερονadverb — “whether”G4220which of two, whether.This verse uses “whether”.whetherἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orἐγὼegōwhether Iἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “whether I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.whether Iἀπ’apofἀπό (apo)preposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofἐμαυτοῦemautoumyselfἐμαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “myself”, the of-formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myselfλαλῶlalōto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or — I do speak from myself.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

Young’s Literal Translation

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or — I do speak from myself.

World English Bible

If anyone desires to do his will , he will know about the teaching , whether it is from God or if I am speaking from myself .

Darby Translation

If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or [that] I speak from myself.

Douay-Rheims

If any man do the will of him; he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

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