John 16:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now know we that thou knowest all things, and {G2192} needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Νῦν οἴδαμεν ὅτι οἶδας πάντα, καὶ οὐ χρείαν ἔχεις ἵνα τίς σε ἐρωτᾷ: ἐν τούτῳ πιστεύομεν ὅτι ἀπὸ Θεοῦ ἐξῆλθες.

Transliteration

Now oidamen that oidas panta, and not chreian echeis hina anyone se erōta: in toutō pisteuomen that apo Theou exēlthes.

Grammar Details

Νῦν: adverb - now
*oidamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we know
ὅτι: conjunction - that
*oidas*: perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular - you know
*panta*: adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - all things
καὶ: conjunction - and
οὐ: negative particle - not
*chreian*: noun, accusative, feminine, singular - need
*echeis*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you have
*hina*: conjunction introducing purpose clause - that
τίς: interrogative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - anyone
*se*: personal pronoun, accusative, singular - you
*erōta*: present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - should ask
ἐν: preposition - in
*toutō*: demonstrative pronoun, dative, neuter, singular - this
*pisteuomen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we believe
*apo*: preposition - from
*Theou*: noun, genitive, masculine, singular - God
*exēlthes*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular - you came forth

Word Meanings

*oidamen*: we know/we understand (perfect tense with present meaning)
*oidas*: you know/you understand (perfect tense with present meaning)
*panta*: all things/everything
*chreian*: need/necessity
*echeis*: you have/you possess
*hina*: that/so that
*erōta*: should ask/should question
*toutō*: this/in this matter
*pisteuomen*: we believe/we trust
*apo*: from
*Theou*: God
*exēlthes*: you came forth/you went out/you departed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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John 21:17 : 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Heb 4:13 : 13 And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
John 5:20 : 20 For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and greater works than these will he show him, that ye may marvel.
John 16:17 : 17 [ Some] of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye {G2334} behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
John 16:27-28 : 27 for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father. 28 I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.
John 17:8 : 8 for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they received [them], and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.

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