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John 9:28

In John 9 of John.

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐλοιδόρησανeloidorēsanthey reviledλοιδορέω (loidoreō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they reviled”, a single actionG3058I revile a person to his face, abuse insultingly.they reviledαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπονeiponto 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).saidΣὺsuThouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “Thou”, the subject formG4771you.Thouμαθητὴςmathētēsdiscipleμαθητήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.discipleεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐκείνουekeinouthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “that”, the of-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.ἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΜωϋσέωςmōuseōsMoses'Μωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Moses'”, the of-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Moses'ἐσμὲνesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.μαθηταίmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciples

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

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

They reviled him, therefore, and said, 'Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.

Young’s Literal Translation

They reviled him, therefore, and said, 'Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;

World English Bible

They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

Darby Translation

They railed at him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

Douay-Rheims

They reviled him therefore, and said: Be thou his disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses.

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