John 8:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except {G3361} ye believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπον οὖν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν: ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ πιστεύσητε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν.

Transliteration

Eipon oun to-you, that apothaneisthe in the hamartiais of-you: if for not pisteusēte that egō eimi, apothaneisthe in the hamartiais of-you.

Grammar Details

• *Eipon*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I said/told [completed action]
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then/accordingly
• *apothaneisthe*: future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will die
• *hamartiais*: dative feminine plural - sins/offenses/failures
• *pisteusēte*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might believe/trust
• *egō eimi*: pronoun + present active indicative, 1st person singular - I am/exist
• *ean*: conditional particle with subjunctive - if/if ever
• *mē*: negative particle with subjunctive - not

Word Meanings

• *oun*: therefore/consequently/then
• *hamartiais*: sins/misses/errors/failures
• *egō eimi*: I am/I exist/I am he [possibly divine name reference]

Referenced Verses

• John 3:36 : 36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned [them] on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape] who turn away from him that [warneth] from heaven:
• Heb 10:26-29 : 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries. 28 A man that hath set at nought Moses law dieth without compassion on [the word of] two or three witnesses: 29 of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith {G1722} he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
• Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
• Prov 8:36 : 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.
• John 8:21 : 21 He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot {G1410} come.
• John 3:18 : 18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
• Heb 2:3 : 3 how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;
• John 13:19 : 19 From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he].
• Acts 4:12 : 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.
• John 4:26 : 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].
• Mark 13:6 : 6 Many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and shall lead many astray.
• Luke 21:8 : 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and, The time is at hand: {G3767} go ye not after them.