King James Version

John 7:4

For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

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οὐδεὶςoudeisthere is no manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “there is no man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.there is no manγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τιtiany thingτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “any thing”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any thingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκρυπτῷkruptōsecretκρυπτός (kruptos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “secret”, the to- or for-formG2927hidden, secret; as subst: the hidden (secret) things (parts), the inward nature (character).This verse uses “secret”.secretποιεῖpoieithou doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “thou do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.thou doκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ζητεῖzēteito seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.παρρησίᾳparrēsiaboldnessπαρρησίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “boldness”, the to- or for-formG3954freedom, openness, especially in speech; boldness, confidence.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsποιεῖςpoieisto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.φανέρωσονphanerōsonshewφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “shew”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.shewσεαυτὸνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμῳkosmōto the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.to the world

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for no one in secret doth anything, and himself seeketh to be in public; if thou dost these things — manifest thyself to the world;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.

Young’s Literal Translation

for no one in secret doth anything, and himself seeketh to be in public; if thou dost these things — manifest thyself to the world;'

World English Bible

For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”

Darby Translation

for no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be [known] in public. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world:

Douay-Rheims

For there is no man that doth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, manifest thyself to the world.

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