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John 8:13

The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.

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εἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.ΣὺsuThouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “Thou”, the subject formG4771you.Thouπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofσεαυτοῦseautouyourselfσεαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the of-formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfμαρτυρεῖςmartureisto testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to testify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυρίαmarturiarecordμαρτυρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “record”, the subject formG3141witness, evidence, testimony, reputation.recordσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἀληθήςalēthēstrueἀληθήςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “true”, the subject formG227unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful.This verse uses “true”.true

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, 'Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, 'Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'

World English Bible

The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”

Darby Translation

The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou bearest witness concerning thyself; thy witness is not true.

Douay-Rheims

The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou givest testimony of thyself: thy testimony is not true.

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