Verse 24

{ "verseID": "John.19.24", "source": "Εἶπον οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Μὴ σχίσωμεν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ λάχωμεν περὶ αὐτοῦ, τίνος ἔσται: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ, ἡ λέγουσα, Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον. Οἱ μὲν οὖν στρατιῶται ταῦτα ἐποίησαν.", "text": "*Eipon oun pros allēlous*, *Mē schisōmen auton*, *alla lachōmen peri autou*, *tinos estai*: *hina hē graphē plērōthē*, *hē legousa*, *Diemerisanto ta himatia mou heautois*, and *epi ton himatismon mou ebalon klēron*. The *men oun stratiōtai tauta epoiēsan*.", "grammar": { "*Eipon*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they said", "*oun*": "conjunction, inferential - therefore/then", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to", "*allēlous*": "reciprocal pronoun, accusative, masculine, plural - one another", "*Mē*": "negation with subjunctive - not", "*schisōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us tear/rend", "*auton*": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - it", "*alla*": "conjunction, strong adversative - but", "*lachōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us cast lots", "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - concerning/for", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - it", "*tinos*": "interrogative pronoun, genitive - whose", "*estai*": "future middle, 3rd singular - it will be", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*hē graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the Scripture", "*plērōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be fulfilled", "*hē legousa*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - which says", "*Diemerisanto*": "aorist middle, 3rd plural - they divided among themselves", "*ta himatia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the garments", "*mou*": "personal pronoun, genitive - of me/my", "*heautois*": "reflexive pronoun, dative, masculine, plural - to themselves", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - upon", "*ton himatismon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the clothing/vesture", "*mou*": "personal pronoun, genitive - of me/my", "*ebalon*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they cast", "*klēron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - lot", "*men*": "particle, correlative - on the one hand", "*oun*": "conjunction, inferential - therefore/then", "*stratiōtai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - soldiers", "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things", "*epoiēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they did" }, "variants": { "*Eipon*": "said/spoke", "*Mē schisōmen*": "let us not tear/divide", "*lachōmen*": "let us cast lots/draw lots", "*estai*": "will be/shall be", "*graphē*": "Scripture/writing", "*plērōthē*": "might be fulfilled/be completed", "*Diemerisanto*": "divided among themselves/shared", "*himatia*": "garments/clothes", "*himatismon*": "clothing/vesture/garment", "*ebalon klēron*": "cast lots/drew lots", "*tauta epoiēsan*": "did these things/carried this out" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  De sa derfor til hverandre: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om den, hvis den skal bli.» For at Skriften skulle bli oppfylt, som sier: «De delte mine klær blant seg, og for min kjortel kastet de lodd». Disse ting gjorde altså soldatene.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  De sa derfor til hverandre: «La oss ikke rive den itu, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal ha den» – for at Skriften skulle bli oppfylt: 'De delte klærne mine mellom seg, og kastet lodd om min kledning.' Dette gjorde soldatene.

• Norsk King James

  De sa derfor til hverandre, La oss ikke rive den, men la oss kaste terninger om den, hvis den skal være: for at Skriften kan bli oppfylt, som sier, De delte min kappe blant dem, og for mine klær kastet de terninger. Dette gjorde altså soldatene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De sa derfor til hverandre: Vi skal ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den. Dette skjedde for at skriften skulle oppfylles: De delte mine klær mellom seg og kastet lodd om min kjortel. Dette gjorde soldatene.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  De sa da til hverandre: La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om den, hvem den skal tilhøre; for at skriften skulle oppfylles som sier: De delte mine klær mellom seg, og de kastet lodd om mitt klædebon. Dette gjorde da soldatene.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De sa derfor til hverandre: La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem den skal tilhøre. Dette var for at Skriften skulle bli oppfylt: 'De delte mine klær seg imellom, og kastet lodd om kledningen min.' Dette gjorde soldatene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De sa derfor til hverandre: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den.» Dette skjedde for at Skriften skulle oppfylles: «De fordelte mine klær mellom seg, og kastet lodd om min kappe.» Soldatene gjorde nettopp dette.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De sa til hverandre: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste terning om hvem den skal tilfalle,» for at skriften skulle oppfylles, som sier: «De delte mine klær og kastet lodd om min drakt.» Så gjorde soldatene dette.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Derfor sa de seg imellom: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den.» Dette skjedde for at skriften skulle bli oppfylt som sier: «De delte mine klær mellom seg, og om min kjortel kastet de lodd.» Dette gjorde da soldatene.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Derfor sa de seg imellom: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den.» Dette skjedde for at skriften skulle bli oppfylt som sier: «De delte mine klær mellom seg, og om min kjortel kastet de lodd.» Dette gjorde da soldatene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De sa derfor til hverandre: 'La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den.' Dette for at Skriften skulle oppfylles, som sier: 'De delte mine klær mellom seg, og om min kjortel kastet de lodd.' Soldatene gjorde derfor dette.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots to decide whose it shall be." This happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says, "They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots." So this is what the soldiers did.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De sa derfor til hverandre: 'La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem den skal tilhøre.' Dette skjedde for at Skriften skulle bli oppfylt, som sier: 'De delte mine klær mellom seg, og de kastet lodd om min kledning.' Soldatene gjorde derfor dette.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde de til hverandre: Lader os ikke sønderrive den, men kaste Lod om den, hvis den skal være; paa det Skriften skulde fuldkommes, som siger: De delede mine Klæder mellem sig og kastede Lod om min Kjortel. Dette gjorde da Stridsmændene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De sa derfor til hverandre: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal ha den.» Dette for at skriften skulle bli oppfylt som sier: «De delte mine klær mellom seg, og om min kappe kastet de lodd.» Dette gjorde soldatene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They said among themselves, Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which says, They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they did cast lots. Therefore, the soldiers did these things.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De sa derfor til hverandre: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den,» for at Skriften skulle oppfylles, som sier: «De delte mine klær mellom seg, og om min kappe kastet de lodd.» Dette gjorde altså soldatene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De sa til hverandre: 'La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal ha den.' Dette skjedde for at Skriften skulle bli oppfylt: 'De delte mine klær mellom seg og kastet lodd om min kappe.' Dette gjorde soldatene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De sa derfor til hverandre: «La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den.» Dette skjedde for at Skriften skulle bli oppfylt: «De delte mine klær mellom seg, og om min kjortel kastet de lodd.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De sa derfor til hverandre, La oss ikke rive den i stykker, men kaste lodd om hvem som skal få den. Dette gjorde de for at Skriftene skulle oppfylles, som sier: De delte mine klær mellom seg, og kastet lodd om min kjortel. Dette gjorde soldatene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they sayde one to another. Let vs not devyde it: but cast loostes who shall have it That the scripture myght be fulfilled which sayth. They parted my rayment amonge them and on my coote dyd cast lottes. And the soudiers dyd soche thinges in dede.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde they one to another: Let vs not deuyde it, but cast lottes for it, who shal haue it, that the scripture might be fulfilled, which sayeth: They haue parted my garmentes amonge them, and on my cote haue they cast lottes. This dyd the soudyers in dede.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore they sayde one to another, Let vs not deuide it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be. This was that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which sayth, They parted my garments among them, and on my coate did cast lots. So the souldiers did these things in deede.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They sayde therefore among them selues: Let vs not deuide it, but caste lottes for it, who shal haue it. That the scripture myght be fulfylled, saying: They parted my rayment among the, & for my coate dyd they cast lottes. And the souldiers dyd such thynges in deede.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then they said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, "They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  they said, therefore, to one another, `We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, `They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then they said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, "They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the soldiers said to one another,“Let’s not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it.” This took place to fulfill the scripture that says,“They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” So the soldiers did these things.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 22:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.18", "source": "אֲסַפֵּ֥ר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑י הֵ֥מָּה יַ֝בִּ֗יטוּ יִרְאוּ־בִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾăsappēr* all-*ʿaṣmôtāy* *hēmmâ* *yabbîṭû* *yirʾû*-on-me", "grammar": { "*ʾăsappēr*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I count/recount'", "*ʿaṣmôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my bones'", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they'", "*yabbîṭû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they look intently'", "*yirʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they see/gaze'" }, "variants": { "*ʾăsappēr*": "I count/recount/number", "*yabbîṭû*": "they look intently/stare/gaze", "*yirʾû*": "they see/gaze/stare" } }
• John 19:28 : 28 { "verseID": "John.19.28", "source": "Μετὰ τοῦτο, εἰδὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι πάντα ἤδη τετέλεσται, ἵνα τελειωθῇ ἡ γραφή, λέγει, Διψῶ.", "text": "*Meta touto*, *eidōs ho Iēsous hoti panta ēdē tetelestai*, *hina teleiōthē hē graphē*, *legei*, *Dipsō*.", "grammar": { "*Meta*": "preposition with accusative - after", "*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - this", "*eidōs*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - knowing", "*ho Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*panta*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, plural - all things", "*ēdē*": "adverb - already/now", "*tetelestai*": "perfect passive, 3rd singular - has been finished/completed", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*teleiōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be fulfilled/completed", "*hē graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the Scripture", "*legei*": "present active, 3rd singular - says/is saying", "*Dipsō*": "present active, 1st singular - I thirst" }, "variants": { "*Meta touto*": "after this/after these things", "*eidōs*": "knowing/being aware", "*panta*": "all things/everything", "*tetelestai*": "has been finished/accomplished/completed", "*teleiōthē*": "might be fulfilled/completed/accomplished", "*graphē*": "Scripture/writing", "*Dipsō*": "I thirst/I am thirsty" } }
• John 19:36-37 : 36 { "verseID": "John.19.36", "source": "Ἐγένετο γὰρ ταῦτα, ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ, Ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Egeneto gar tauta*, *hina hē graphē plērōthē*, *Ostoun ou syntribēsetai autou*.", "grammar": { "*Egeneto*": "aorist middle, 3rd singular - happened/came to pass", "*gar*": "conjunction, explanatory - for/because", "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, neuter, plural - these things", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*hē graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the Scripture", "*plērōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be fulfilled", "*Ostoun*": "nominative, neuter, singular - bone", "*ou*": "negation - not", "*syntribēsetai*": "future passive, 3rd singular - will be broken", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him" }, "variants": { "*Egeneto*": "happened/came to pass/took place", "*gar*": "for/because", "*tauta*": "these things/these events", "*graphē*": "Scripture/writing", "*plērōthē*": "might be fulfilled/be completed", "*Ostoun*": "bone", "*syntribēsetai*": "will be broken/crushed/shattered" } } 37 { "verseID": "John.19.37", "source": "Καὶ πάλιν ἑτέρα γραφὴ λέγει, Ὄψονται εἰς ὃν ἐξεκέντησαν.", "text": "And *palin hetera graphē legei*, *Opsontai eis hon exekentēsan*.", "grammar": { "*palin*": "adverb - again", "*hetera*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - another", "*graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Scripture", "*legei*": "present active, 3rd singular - says", "*Opsontai*": "future middle, 3rd plural - they will look/see", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - on/upon", "*hon*": "relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - whom", "*exekentēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they pierced" }, "variants": { "*palin*": "again/once more", "*hetera*": "another/different", "*graphē*": "Scripture/writing", "*Opsontai*": "they will look/they will see/they will gaze", "*eis hon*": "on whom/upon him whom", "*exekentēsan*": "they pierced/stabbed/thrust through" } }
• Acts 13:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Acts.13.27", "source": "Οἱ γὰρ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ, καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες αὐτῶν, τοῦτον ἀγνοήσαντες, καὶ τὰς φωνὰς τῶν προφητῶν τὰς κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον ἀναγινωσκομένας, κρίναντες ἐπλήρωσαν.", "text": "The *gar* *katoikountes* in *Ierousalēm*, and the *archontes* of-them, this-one *agnoēsantes*, and the *phōnas* of-the *prophētōn* the according-to every *sabbaton* *anaginōskomenas*, *krinantes* *eplērōsan*.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because", "*katoikountes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - dwelling/inhabiting", "*Ierousalēm*": "dative, feminine, singular - proper name", "*archontes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - rulers", "*agnoēsantes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been ignorant of", "*phōnas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - voices/utterances", "*prophētōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - prophets", "*sabbaton*": "accusative, neuter, singular - sabbath", "*anaginōskomenas*": "present, passive, participle, accusative, feminine, plural - being read", "*krinantes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having judged", "*eplērōsan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they fulfilled" }, "variants": { "*katoikountes*": "dwelling/inhabiting/residing", "*archontes*": "rulers/leaders/authorities", "*agnoēsantes*": "having been ignorant of/not recognizing/failing to understand", "*phōnas*": "voices/words/utterances", "*anaginōskomenas*": "being read/being recited", "*krinantes*": "having judged/having condemned/having decided", "*eplērōsan*": "fulfilled/completed/accomplished" } }
• Isa 10:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.10.7", "source": "וְהוּא לֹא־כֵן יְדַמֶּה וּלְבָבוֹ לֹא־כֵן יַחְשֹׁב כִּי לְהַשְׁמִיד בִּלְבָבוֹ וּלְהַכְרִית גּוֹיִם לֹא מְעָט", "text": "*wehûʾ* *lōʾ*-*ḵēn* *yedammeh* *ûlebābô* *lōʾ*-*ḵēn* *yaḥšōb* *kî* *lehašmîd* *bilbābô* *ûlehaḵrît* *gôyim* *lōʾ* *meʿāṭ*", "grammar": { "*wehûʾ*": "waw conjunction + personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - but he", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ḵēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*yedammeh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he thinks/intends", "*ûlebābô*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his heart", "*yaḥšōb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he thinks/plans", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lehašmîd*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to destroy", "*bilbābô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart", "*ûlehaḵrît*": "waw conjunction + preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - and to cut off", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*meʿāṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - few/little" }, "variants": { "*yedammeh*": "he thinks/intends/imagines/plans", "*lebāb*": "heart/inner man/mind/will", "*yaḥšōb*": "he thinks/plans/devises/intends", "*lehašmîd*": "to destroy/exterminate/annihilate", "*lehaḵrît*": "to cut off/destroy/eliminate" } }
• John 10:35 : 35 { "verseID": "John.10.35", "source": "Εἰ ἐκείνους εἶπεν θεούς, πρὸς οὓς ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ οὐ δύναται λυθῆναι ἡ γραφή·", "text": "If those *eipen theous*, *pros* whom the *logos* of the *Theou egeneto*, and not *dynatai lythēnai* the *graphē*;", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said/called", "*theous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - gods", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/unto", "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word/message", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - came/happened", "*dynatai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - is able", "*lythēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be broken/loosed", "*graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - scripture/writing" }, "variants": { "*eipen*": "said/called/named", "*theous*": "gods/divine beings", "*pros*": "to/unto/toward", "*logos*": "word/message/saying", "*Theou*": "God/deity", "*egeneto*": "came/happened/occurred", "*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power", "*lythēnai*": "to be broken/loosed/dissolved", "*graphē*": "scripture/writing/passage" } }
• John 12:38-39 : 38 { "verseID": "John.12.38", "source": "Ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ, ὃν εἶπεν, Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;", "text": "That the *logos* of *Ēsaiou* the *prophētou* might be *plērōthē*, which he *eipen*, *Kyrie*, who has *episteusen* the *akoē* of us? And the *brachiōn* of *Kyriou* to whom was *apekalyphthē*?", "grammar": { "*logos*": "nominative masculine singular - word/message/saying", "*Ēsaiou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Isaiah", "*prophētou*": "genitive masculine singular - of prophet", "*plērōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be fulfilled", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*Kyrie*": "vocative masculine singular - Lord", "*episteusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - believed/trusted", "*akoē*": "dative feminine singular - report/message/hearing", "*brachiōn*": "nominative masculine singular - arm", "*Kyriou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Lord", "*apekalyphthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was revealed/disclosed" }, "variants": { "*logos*": "word/message/saying/statement", "*prophētou*": "prophet/seer/one who speaks for God", "*plērōthē*": "might be fulfilled/completed/accomplished", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/declared", "*Kyrie*": "Lord/Master/Sir", "*episteusen*": "believed/trusted/had faith in", "*akoē*": "report/message/what is heard/hearing", "*brachiōn*": "arm/strength/power", "*Kyriou*": "of Lord/Master/YHWH", "*apekalyphthē*": "was revealed/disclosed/made known" } } 39 { "verseID": "John.12.39", "source": "Διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιστεύειν, ὅτι πάλιν εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας,", "text": "Because of this not they *ēdynanto* *pisteuein*, because again *eipen* *Ēsaias*,", "grammar": { "*ēdynanto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they were able/could", "*pisteuein*": "present active infinitive - to believe/trust", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*Ēsaias*": "nominative masculine singular - Isaiah" }, "variants": { "*ēdynanto*": "were able/could/had power to", "*pisteuein*": "to believe/trust/have faith", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/declared", "*Ēsaias*": "Isaiah (the prophet)" } }