John 3:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα φανερωθῇ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ἐν Θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα.

Transliteration

But the one poiōn tēn alētheian erchetai pros to phōs, so that phanerōthē autou ta erga, hoti en Theō estin eirgasmena.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *poiōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing
• *alētheian*: accusative, feminine, singular - truth
• *erchetai*: present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - comes
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *phōs*: accusative, neuter, singular - light
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *phanerōthē*: aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be manifested
• *autou*: personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - his
• *erga*: nominative, neuter, plural - works/deeds
• *hoti*: conjunction - that/because
• *en*: preposition + dative - in
• *Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - God
• *estin eirgasmena*: perfect, passive, participle, nominative, neuter, plural - have been worked/done

Word Meanings

• *poiōn tēn alētheian*: doing the truth/practicing truth/living truthfully
• *phanerōthē*: might be manifested/shown/revealed
• *eirgasmena*: worked/performed/done/accomplished

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But he that doth truth commeth to the light that his dedes might be knowen how that they are wrought in God.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he that doth the trueth, commeth to the light, that his workes maye be knowne: for they are done in God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deedes might bee made manifest, that they are wrought according to God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But he that doeth trueth, cometh to the lyght, yt his deedes may be knowen, howe that they are wrought in God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
• 1 John 1:6 : 6 If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.
• 1 John 4:15-16 : 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in them, and they in God. 16 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.
• 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
• 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; to virtue, knowledge; 6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness; 7 to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever lacks these qualities is blind and short-sighted, forgetful of the cleansing of their former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble.
• Rev 3:1-2 : 1 To the angel of the church in Sardis, write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die. For I have not found your works complete in the sight of God.
• Rev 3:15 : 15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot.
• 1 John 2:27-29 : 27 As for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about all things—and it is true and not a lie—just as it has taught you, remain in Him. 28 And now, dear children, remain in Him, so that when He appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. 29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
• 1 John 4:12-13 : 12 No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. 13 By this, we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
• Ps 1:1-3 : 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of mockers. 2 Instead, his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law, he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers.
• Ps 119:80 : 80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, so that I will not be put to shame.
• Ps 119:105 : 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
• Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• Isa 26:12 : 12 LORD, You establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
• Hos 14:8 : 8 Those who live in his shade will return; they will flourish like grain, blossom like the vine, and their fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
• John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, 'Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!'
• John 5:39 : 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; yet it is they that testify about me.
• John 15:4-5 : 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
• Acts 17:11-12 : 11 The Bereans were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 As a result, many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.
• Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
• Gal 6:8 : 8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
• Eph 5:9 : 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.)
• Phil 1:11 : 11 Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
• Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God who works in you, both to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.
• Col 1:29 : 29 To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.
• Heb 13:21 : 21 equip you with every good thing to do His will, working in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.