John 3:19-21 : 19 {
"verseID": "John.3.19",
"source": "Αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ κρίσις, ὅτι τὸ φῶς ἐλήλυθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, καὶ ἠγάπησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς, ἦν γὰρ πονηρὰ αὐτῶν τὰ ἔργα.",
"text": "*Hautē de estin hē krisis*, that the *phōs elēlythen eis ton kosmon*, and *ēgapēsan hoi anthrōpoi mallon to skotos ē to phōs*, for was *ponēra autōn ta erga*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*krisis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - judgment",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light",
"*elēlythen*": "perfect, 3rd singular - has come",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into",
"*kosmon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - world",
"*ēgapēsan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - loved",
"*anthrōpoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - men/people",
"*mallon*": "adverb - rather/more",
"*skotos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - darkness",
"*ē*": "conjunction - than",
"*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - were",
"*ponēra*": "nominative, neuter, plural - evil",
"*autōn*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - their",
"*erga*": "nominative, neuter, plural - works/deeds"
},
"variants": {
"*krisis*": "judgment/verdict/separation",
"*phōs*": "light/illumination [metaphor for revelation/truth]",
"*skotos*": "darkness/obscurity [metaphor for evil/ignorance]",
"*ponēra*": "evil/wicked/bad/corrupt"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "John.3.20",
"source": "Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ φῶς, καὶ οὐκ ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα μὴ ἐλεγχθῇ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "For *pas ho phaula prassōn misei to phōs*, and not *erchetai pros to phōs*, so that not *elegchthē ta erga autou*.",
"grammar": {
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*pas*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - everyone/all",
"*phaula*": "accusative, neuter, plural - evil/worthless things",
"*prassōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing/practicing",
"*misei*": "present, 3rd singular - hates",
"*phōs*": "accusative, neuter, singular - light",
"*erchetai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - comes",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*elegchthē*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be exposed",
"*erga*": "nominative, neuter, plural - works/deeds",
"*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - his"
},
"variants": {
"*phaula*": "worthless/evil/bad/base things",
"*prassōn*": "practicing/doing/performing",
"*misei*": "hates/detests",
"*elegchthē*": "might be exposed/reproved/convicted"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "John.3.21",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα φανερωθῇ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ἐν Θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα.",
"text": "But the one *poiōn tēn alētheian erchetai pros to phōs*, so that *phanerōthē autou ta erga, hoti en Theō estin eirgasmena*.",
"grammar": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*poiōn tēn alētheian*": "doing the truth/practicing truth/living truthfully",
"*phanerōthē*": "might be manifested/shown/revealed",
"*eirgasmena*": "worked/performed/done/accomplished"
}
}