King James Version

John 8:42

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before them 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).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 themὁhotheὁarticle, 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.ΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.GodπατὴρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ἠγαπᾶτεēgapateloveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “love”, an ongoing action in the pastG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.loveἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἐμέememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐξῆλθονexēlthonto go outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to go out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.This verse uses “go out”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἥκωhēkōto comeἥκωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2240I have come, am present, have arrived.οὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέadverb — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀπ’apofἀπό (apo)preposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofἐμαυτοῦemautoumyselfἐμαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “myself”, the of-formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myselfἐλήλυθαelēluthato comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to come”, a completed action with a present resultG2064I come, go.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐκεῖνόςekeinosheἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.heμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἀπέστειλενapesteilento sendἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to send”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus then said to them, 'If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus then said to them, 'If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;

World English Bible

Therefore Jesus said to them, “ If God were your father , you would love me , for I came out and have come from God . For I haven’ t come of myself , but he sent me .

Darby Translation

Jesus said to them, If God were your father ye would have loved me, for I came forth from God and am come [from him]; for neither am I come of myself, but he has sent me.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, you would indeed love me. For from God I proceeded, and came; for I came not of myself, but he sent me:

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