John 14:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ κἀκεῖνος ποιήσει· καὶ μείζονα τούτων ποιήσει· ὅτι ἐγὼ πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα μου πορεύομαι.

Transliteration

Amēn, amēn, legō hymin, The one pisteuōn into eme, the erga ha egō poiō kakeinos poiēsei; and meizona toutōn poiēsei; hoti egō pros ton Patera mou poreuomai.

Grammar Details

• *Amēn*: Hebrew term of strong affirmation - truly/verily
• *legō*: present indicative active, 1st person singular - I say
• *hymin*: dative, 2nd person plural pronoun - to you
• *pisteuōn*: present participle active, nominative, masculine, singular - believing
• *eme*: accusative, 1st person singular emphatic pronoun - me
• *erga*: accusative, neuter, plural - works
• *ha*: accusative, neuter, plural relative pronoun - which
• *egō*: nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I
• *poiō*: present indicative active, 1st person singular - I do/make
• *kakeinos*: contraction of *kai ekeinos* - and that one
• *poiēsei*: future indicative active, 3rd person singular - he will do
• *meizona*: accusative, neuter, plural comparative - greater things
• *toutōn*: genitive, neuter, plural demonstrative pronoun - than these
• *hoti*: conjunction - because
• *pros ton Patera*: preposition + accusative - to the Father
• *mou*: genitive, 1st person singular pronoun - my/of me
• *poreuomai*: present indicative middle, 1st person singular - I go/am going

Word Meanings

• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *erga*: works/deeds/actions
• *meizona*: greater/larger/more important

Referenced Verses

• Matt 21:21 : 21 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.
• Mark 16:17 : 17 And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
• Luke 10:17-19 : 17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing {G3756} shall in any wise hurt you.
• Acts 3:6-8 : 6 But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength. 8 And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
• Acts 9:34 : 34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ {G2390} healeth thee: arise and make thy bed. And straightway he arose.
• Acts 9:40 : 40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
• John 14:28 : 28 Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because {G2036} I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I.
• Acts 16:18 : 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
• Acts 19:12 : 12 insomuch that {G2532} unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.
• Rom 15:19 : 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;
• 1 Cor 12:10-11 : 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
• John 16:7 : 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
• Acts 2:4-9 : 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, {G240} {G4314} {G240} Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans? 8 And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
• Acts 2:33 : 33 Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.
• Acts 2:41 : 41 They then that {G780} received his word were baptized: and there were added [unto them] in that day about three thousand souls.
• John 7:33 : 33 Jesus therefore said, {G846} Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me.
• Acts 4:4 : 4 But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
• Acts 4:16 : 16 saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all {G2730} that dwell in Jerusalem; and we {G1410} cannot deny it.
• Acts 4:33 : 33 And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
• Acts 5:15 : 15 insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.
• Acts 6:7 : 7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
• Acts 8:7 : 7 For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.
• Acts 4:9-9 : 9 if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; 10 be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] in him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner. 12 And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, {G1722} wherein we must be saved.
• Acts 10:46 : 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,