John 8:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Early in the morning, he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began teaching them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν· καὶ καθίσας, ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς.

Transliteration

At orthrou de palin paregeneto into the hieron, and all the laos ērcheto pros him; and having kathisas, he was edidasken them.

Grammar Details

• *orthrou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of early morning [temporal]
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *palin*: adverb - again/once more
• *paregeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - came/arrived
• *hieron*: accusative, neuter, singular - temple
• *laos*: nominative, masculine, singular - people/crowd
• *ērcheto*: imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - was coming
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *kathisas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sat down
• *edidasken*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was teaching

Word Meanings

• *orthrou*: early dawn/daybreak/early morning
• *paregeneto*: came/arrived/appeared
• *laos*: people/crowd/populace/folk
• *kathisas*: having sat down/seated himself/taken a seat

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And early in the morning he returned to the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and erly in ye mornynge came agayne into ye temple and all the people came vnto him and he sate doune and taught them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and early in the mornynge came he agayne in to the temple, and all the people came vnto him. And he sat downe, and taught them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And early in the morning came againe into the Temple, and all the people came vnto him, and he sate downe, and taught them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And early in the mornyng he came agayne into the temple, and all the people came vnto hym, & he sate downe and taught them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 26:55 : 55 At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
• Luke 4:20 : 20 Then He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. All the eyes in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
• Luke 5:3 : 3 He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push it out a little from the shore. Then He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.
• Luke 21:37 : 37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives.
• Matt 5:1-2 : 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 He opened his mouth and began to teach them, saying:
• John 8:20 : 20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple treasury. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
• Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
• Jer 25:3 : 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day—these twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you repeatedly, but you have not listened.
• Jer 44:4 : 4 I sent you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying: 'Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.'
• John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to accomplish his work.