John 5:37

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὁ πέμψας με, Πατήρ αὐτὸς, μεμαρτύρηκεν περὶ ἐμοῦ. Οὔτε φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκηκόατε πώποτε, οὔτε εἶδος αὐτοῦ ἑωράκατε.

Transliteration

And the one pempsas me, Patēr himself, memartyrēken peri emou. Neither phōnēn of him akēkoate pōpote, nor eidos of him heōrakate.

Grammar Details

*pempsas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent
*me*: personal pronoun, accusative, 1st singular - me
*Patēr*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Father
*autos*: intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - himself
*memartyrēken*: perfect active indicative, 3rd singular of *martyreō* - has borne witness
*peri*: preposition with genitive - concerning/about
*emou*: personal pronoun, genitive, 1st singular - me
*Oute*: negative conjunction - neither
*phōnēn*: noun, accusative, feminine, singular - voice
*autou*: personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him
*akēkoate*: perfect active indicative, 2nd plural of *akouō* - you have heard
*pōpote*: temporal adverb - ever/at any time
*eidos*: noun, accusative, neuter, singular - form/appearance
*heōrakate*: perfect active indicative, 2nd plural of *horaō* - you have seen

Word Meanings

*pempsas*: having sent/who sent
*memartyrēken*: has borne witness/has testified
*phōnēn*: voice/sound
*akēkoate*: you have heard/you have listened to
*eidos*: form/appearance/shape
*heōrakate*: you have seen/you have beheld

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

John 8:18 : 18 I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
Matt 3:17 : 17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Deut 4:12 : 12 And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only [ye heard] a voice.
John 14:9 : 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; {G2532} how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only {G4680} God, [be] honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Tim 6:16 : 16 who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honor and power eternal. Amen.
1 John 1:1-2 : 1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life 2 (and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal [life], which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);
1 John 4:12 : 12 No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:
1 John 4:20 : 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, {G4459} cannot love God whom he hath not seen.
John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
John 6:27 : 27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
Exod 20:19 : 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

John 5:30-36
7 verses
83%
30I can of myself do {G3756} nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
32It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
33Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.
34But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit I say these things, that ye may be saved.
35He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.
36But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
John 5:38-39
2 verses
80%
38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not.
39Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
John 8:18-19
2 verses
79%
18I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
19They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know {G302} my Father also.
John 6:46
78%
46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save {G3361} he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.
John 1:18
77%
18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
John 8:38
76%
38I speak the things which I have seen with [my] Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from [your] father.
John 12:45
76%
45And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.
John 14:9-11
3 verses
75%
9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; {G2532} how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father {G3588} abiding in me doeth his works.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else {G3361} believe me for the very works' sake.
John 12:49
74%
49For I {G2980} spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 14:7
74%
7If ye had known me, ye would have known {G302} my Father also: {G2532} from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
John 17:25
73%
25O righteous Father, the world {G1097} knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;
John 16:27
73%
27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.
John 10:25
73%
25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me.
John 5:19-20
2 verses
73%
19Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do {G3756} nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.
20For 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 3:34
73%
34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
John 15:26-27
2 verses
73%
26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:
27and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
John 8:42
73%
42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love {G302} me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
John 3:32
73%
32{G2532} What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
John 5:23
72%
23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.
John 5:43
72%
43I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
John 10:37-38
2 verses
72%
37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
John 8:16
71%
16Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
John 3:11
71%
11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Matt 11:27
71%
27All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knows the Son, save the Father; neither does any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomever the Son willeth to reveal him.
John 5:17
71%
17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.
John 17:5
71%
5And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
John 9:37
71%
37{G1161} Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.
John 8:26
71%
26I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.
John 7:28-29
2 verses
71%
28Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
29{G1161} I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
John 8:29
70%
29And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
John 10:30
70%
30I and the Father are one.
John 15:24
70%
24If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
John 8:54
70%
54Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;
John 16:25
70%
25These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
John 14:28
70%
28Ye 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.
2 Pet 1:17
70%
17For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: