King James Version

John 8:21

Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Jesus” (ὁ Ἰησοῦς·) before I myself here.

Εἶπενeipento 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).saidοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἘγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iὑπάγωhupagōgo my wayὑπάγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “go my way”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.go my wayκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andζητήσετέzētēseteye shall seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall seek”, an action still aheadG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.ye shall seekμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίᾳhamartiasinsἁμαρτίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “sins”, the to- or for-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἀποθανεῖσθεapothaneistheto dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to die”, an action still aheadG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.ὅπουhopouwhitherὅπουconjunction — “whither”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “whither”.whitherἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iὑπάγωhupagōgoὑπάγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.goὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeοὐoucannotοὐadverb — “cannot”G3756no, not.cannotδύνασθεdunasthebe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.come

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

therefore said Jesus again to them, 'I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come.

Young’s Literal Translation

therefore said Jesus again to them, 'I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'

World English Bible

Jesus said therefore again to them, “ I am going away , and you will seek me , and you will die in your sins. Where I go , you can ’ t come .”

Darby Translation

He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come.

Douay-Rheims

Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go, and you shall seek me, and you shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you cannot come.

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