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John 8:41

In John 8 of John.

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before Him here.

ὑμεῖςhumeisYeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “Ye”, the subject formG4771you.Yeποιεῖτεpoieitedoποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergadeedsἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “deeds”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.the deedsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἶπανeipanto 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).said theyαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himἩμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).Weἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofπορνείαςporneiasfornicationπορνεία (porneia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “fornication”, the of-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.fornicationοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.γεγεννήμεθαgegennēmethato begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 1st person plural — “to beget”, a completed action with a present resultG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.ἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneπατέραpateraFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherἔχομενechomento haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεόνtheoneven Godθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “even God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.even God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounThenοὖνconjunction — “Then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, 'We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have — God;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

Young’s Literal Translation

ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, 'We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have — God;'

World English Bible

You do the works of your father .” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God.”

Darby Translation

Ye do the works of your father. They said [therefore] to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one father, God.

Douay-Rheims

You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We are not born of fornication: we have one Father, even God.

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