31{
"verseID": "John.8.31",
"source": "Ἔλεγεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς τοὺς πεπιστευκότας αὐτῷ Ἰουδαίους, Ἐὰν ὑμεῖς μείνητε ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῷ ἐμῷ, ἀληθῶς μαθηταί μου ἐστέ·",
"text": "*Elegen oun* the *Iēsous pros tous pepisteukotas* to-him *Ioudaious*, If you *meinēte en tō logō tō emō*, *alēthōs mathētai* of-me *este*;",
"grammar": {
"*Elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying [continuous past]",
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then",
"*Iēsous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*tous pepisteukotas*": "perfect active participle, accusative masculine plural - the having believed/the ones who had believed",
"*Ioudaious*": "accusative masculine plural - Jews",
"*meinēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might remain/abide",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*tō logō*": "dative masculine singular with article - in the word/message",
"*tō emō*": "dative masculine singular possessive pronoun - my/mine",
"*alēthōs*": "adverb - truly/genuinely",
"*mathētai*": "nominative masculine plural - disciples/pupils/learners",
"*este*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you are"
},
"variants": {
"*pepisteukotas*": "having believed/having faith/having trusted",
"*meinēte*": "remain/abide/continue/dwell",
"*logō*": "word/message/account/discourse",
"*alēthōs*": "truly/really/genuinely/indeed",
"*mathētai*": "disciples/students/followers/pupils"
}
}
32{
"verseID": "John.8.32",
"source": "Καὶ γνώσεσθε τὴν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς.",
"text": "And *gnōsesthe tēn alētheian*, and the *alētheia eleutherōsei* you.",
"grammar": {
"*gnōsesthe*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will know",
"*tēn alētheian*": "accusative feminine singular - the truth",
"*alētheia*": "nominative feminine singular - truth",
"*eleutherōsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will set free/liberate"
},
"variants": {
"*gnōsesthe*": "will know/will understand/will recognize",
"*alētheian*": "truth/reality/genuineness",
"*eleutherōsei*": "will free/will liberate/will release"
}
}
33{
"verseID": "John.8.33",
"source": "¶Ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ, Σπέρμα Ἀβραάμ ἐσμεν, καὶ οὐδενὶ δεδουλεύκαμεν πώποτε: πῶς σὺ λέγεις, ὅτι Ἐλεύθεροι γενήσεσθε;",
"text": "*Apekrithēsan* to-him, *Sperma Abraam esmen*, and *oudeni dedouleukamen pōpote*: how you *legeis*, that *Eleutheroi genēsesthe*?",
"grammar": {
"*Apekrithēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they answered/replied [completed action]",
"*Sperma*": "nominative neuter singular - seed/offspring",
"*Abraam*": "genitive masculine singular - of Abraham",
"*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we are",
"*oudeni*": "dative masculine singular - to no one",
"*dedouleukamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we have been enslaved/served",
"*pōpote*": "temporal adverb - ever/at any time",
"*legeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you say/tell",
"*Eleutheroi*": "adjective, nominative masculine plural - free (ones)",
"*genēsesthe*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will become"
},
"variants": {
"*Sperma*": "seed/offspring/descendants",
"*dedouleukamen*": "have been enslaved/have served as slaves/have been in bondage",
"*pōpote*": "ever/at any time/never",
"*Eleutheroi*": "free/not enslaved/liberated",
"*genēsesthe*": "will become/will be made"
}
}
34{
"verseID": "John.8.34",
"source": "Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν δοῦλός ἐστιν τῆς ἁμαρτίας.",
"text": "*Apekrithē* to-them the *Iēsous*, *Amēn, amēn, legō* to-you, that *Pas ho poiōn tēn hamartian doulos estin tēs hamartias*.",
"grammar": {
"*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he answered/replied [completed action]",
"*Iēsous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus",
"*Amēn*": "Hebrew loanword - truly/verily",
"*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell",
"*Pas*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - everyone/all",
"*ho poiōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - the one doing/practicing",
"*tēn hamartian*": "accusative feminine singular - the sin",
"*doulos*": "nominative masculine singular - slave/servant",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*tēs hamartias*": "genitive feminine singular - of the sin"
},
"variants": {
"*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly [emphatic Hebrew affirmation]",
"*poiōn*": "doing/practicing/committing/performing",
"*hamartian*": "sin/missing the mark/error/failure",
"*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant"
}
}
35{
"verseID": "John.8.35",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ δοῦλος οὐ μένει ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα: ὁ Υἱὸς μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.",
"text": "The *de doulos ou menei en tē oikia eis ton aiōna*: the *Hyios menei eis ton aiōna*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*doulos*": "nominative masculine singular - slave/servant",
"*ou*": "negative particle - not",
"*menei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - remains/abides",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*tē oikia*": "dative feminine singular - the house/household",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - for/unto",
"*ton aiōna*": "accusative masculine singular - the age/forever",
"*Hyios*": "nominative masculine singular - Son"
},
"variants": {
"*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant",
"*menei*": "remains/abides/stays/continues",
"*oikia*": "house/household/family/dwelling",
"*eis ton aiōna*": "forever/for eternity/for all time",
"*Hyios*": "Son [referring to the Son in the household, or metaphorically to Christ]"
}
}