King James Version

John 8:23

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He was saying” (ἔλεγεν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “said” (εἶπεν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὙμεῖςhumeisYeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “Ye”, the subject formG4771you.Yeἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κάτωkatōbeneathκάτωadverb — “beneath”G2736(a) down, below, also: downwards, (b) lower, under, less, of a length of time.beneathἐστέesteamεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνωanōaboveἄνωadverb — “above”G507up, above, up to the top, up to the brim, things above, heaven, the heavenly region.This verse uses “above”.εἰμίeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.worldἐστέesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.εἰμὶeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.τούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

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εἶπενeipenhe saidἔπω (epō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said to them, 'Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said to them, 'Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;

World English Bible

He said to them, “ You are from beneath . I am from above. You are of this world . I am not of this world .

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: You are from beneath, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world.

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