John 20:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jesus saith unto him, {G2381} Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, Θωμᾶ, πεπίστευκας: μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες, καὶ πιστεύσαντες.

Transliteration

Legei to him the Iesous, Because you have heorakas me, Thoma, you have pepisteukas: makarioi those not having idontes, and having pisteusantes.

Grammar Details

*Legei*: present active indicative 3rd person singular - says/is saying
*Iesous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus
*heorakas*: perfect active indicative 2nd person singular - you have seen
*Thoma*: vocative masculine singular - Thomas
*pepisteukas*: perfect active indicative 2nd person singular - you have believed
*makarioi*: nominative masculine plural - blessed/happy
*idontes*: aorist active participle nominative masculine plural - having seen
*pisteusantes*: aorist active participle nominative masculine plural - having believed

Word Meanings

*Legei*: says/tells/speaks
*heorakas*: have seen/beheld (perfect tense emphasizes completed action with continuing results)
*pepisteukas*: have believed/trusted (perfect tense emphasizes completed action with continuing results)
*makarioi*: blessed/happy/fortunate
*idontes*: having seen/beheld
*pisteusantes*: having believed/trusted

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Pet 1:8 : 8 whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
2 Cor 5:7 : 7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight);
Heb 11:1 : 1 Now faith is assurance of [things] hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Luke 1:45 : 45 And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
John 4:48 : 48 Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.
John 20:8 : 8 Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed.
Heb 11:39 : 39 And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

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