John 3:28-36 : 28 {
"verseID": "John.3.28",
"source": "Αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε, ὅτι εἶπον, Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλʼ ὅτι ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου.",
"text": "*Autoi hymeis moi martyreite, hoti eipon*, Not *eimi egō ho Christos*, but that *apestalmenos eimi emprosthen ekeinou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Autoi*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - yourselves",
"*hymeis*": "personal pronoun, nominative, plural - you",
"*moi*": "personal pronoun, dative - to me",
"*martyreite*": "present, 2nd plural - you testify/bear witness",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that",
"*eipon*": "aorist, 1st singular - I said",
"*eimi*": "present, 1st singular - I am",
"*egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative - I",
"*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah",
"*apestalmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been sent",
"*emprosthen*": "preposition + genitive - before/ahead of",
"*ekeinou*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - that one"
},
"variants": {
"*martyreite*": "testify/bear witness/affirm",
"*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One",
"*apestalmenos*": "sent/dispatched/commissioned"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "John.3.29",
"source": "Ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν: ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου: αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται.",
"text": "The one *echōn tēn nymphēn nymphios estin*: but the *philos tou nymphiou, ho hestēkōs kai akouōn autou, chara chairei dia tēn phōnēn tou nymphiou*: this *oun hē chara hē emē peplērōtai*.",
"grammar": {
"*echōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having",
"*nymphēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - bride",
"*nymphios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - bridegroom",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*philos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - friend",
"*nymphiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of bridegroom",
"*hestēkōs*": "perfect participle, nominative, masculine, singular - standing",
"*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing",
"*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine - him",
"*chara*": "dative, feminine, singular - with joy",
"*chairei*": "present, 3rd singular - rejoices",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of",
"*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - voice",
"*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this",
"*oun*": "postpositive conjunction - therefore",
"*chara*": "nominative, feminine, singular - joy",
"*emē*": "possessive adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - my",
"*peplērōtai*": "perfect, passive, 3rd singular - has been fulfilled"
},
"variants": {
"*nymphios*": "bridegroom [metaphor for Messiah]",
"*nymphēn*": "bride [metaphor for people of God]",
"*philos tou nymphiou*": "friend of the bridegroom [best man]",
"*chara chairei*": "rejoices with joy [emphatic construction]",
"*peplērōtai*": "has been fulfilled/completed/made full"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "John.3.30",
"source": "Ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι.",
"text": "That one *dei auxanein*, me *de elattousthai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ekeinon*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - that one",
"*dei*": "present, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary",
"*auxanein*": "present, infinitive - to increase",
"*eme*": "personal pronoun, accusative - me",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*elattousthai*": "present, passive, infinitive - to decrease"
},
"variants": {
"*auxanein*": "increase/grow/become greater",
"*elattousthai*": "decrease/diminish/become less"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "John.3.31",
"source": "Ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν: ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν, καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ: ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν.",
"text": "The one *anōthen erchomenos epanō pantōn estin*: the one *ōn ek tēs gēs ek tēs gēs estin, kai ek tēs gēs lalei*: the one *ek tou ouranou erchomenos epanō pantōn estin*.",
"grammar": {
"*anōthen*": "adverb - from above",
"*erchomenos*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming",
"*epanō*": "preposition + genitive - above",
"*pantōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - all [things]",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*ōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of",
"*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/ground",
"*lalei*": "present, 3rd singular - speaks",
"*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - heaven"
},
"variants": {
"*anōthen*": "from above/from heaven",
"*epanō pantōn*": "above all/over all things",
"*ek tēs gēs*": "from the earth/earthly origin [repeated for emphasis]"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "John.3.32",
"source": "Καὶ ὃ ἑώρακεν καὶ ἤκουσεν, τοῦτο μαρτυρεῖ· καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει.",
"text": "And what *heōraken kai ēkousen*, this *martyrei*; and the *martyrian autou oudeis lambanei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*ho*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what",
"*heōraken*": "perfect, 3rd singular - he has seen",
"*ēkousen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - he heard",
"*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - this",
"*martyrei*": "present, 3rd singular - he testifies",
"*martyrian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - testimony",
"*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine - his",
"*oudeis*": "pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - no one",
"*lambanei*": "present, 3rd singular - receives"
},
"variants": {
"*heōraken kai ēkousen*": "has seen and heard [firsthand knowledge]",
"*martyrei*": "testifies/bears witness to/declares",
"*lambanei*": "receives/accepts/takes to heart"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "John.3.33",
"source": "Ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν.",
"text": "The one *labōn autou tēn martyrian esphragisen hoti ho Theos alēthēs estin*.",
"grammar": {
"*labōn*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having received",
"*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine - his",
"*martyrian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - testimony",
"*esphragisen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - has sealed/certified",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*alēthēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - true",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is"
},
"variants": {
"*labōn*": "receiving/accepting",
"*esphragisen*": "sealed/certified/confirmed/attested",
"*alēthēs*": "true/truthful/genuine"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "John.3.34",
"source": "Ὃν γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεός τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ λαλεῖ: οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου δίδωσιν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ Πνεῦμα.",
"text": "For whom *apesteilen ho Theos ta rhēmata tou Theou lalei*: for not *ek metrou didōsin ho Theos to Pneuma*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hon*": "relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - whom",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for",
"*apesteilen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - sent",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*rhēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - words/sayings",
"*lalei*": "present, 3rd singular - speaks",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/by",
"*metrou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - measure",
"*didōsin*": "present, 3rd singular - gives",
"*Pneuma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Spirit"
},
"variants": {
"*apesteilen*": "sent/commissioned/dispatched",
"*rhēmata*": "words/sayings/utterances",
"*ek metrou*": "by measure/with limitation",
"*Pneuma*": "Spirit/spirit"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "John.3.35",
"source": "Ὁ Πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν Υἱόν, καὶ πάντα δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "The *Patēr agapa ton Hyion*, and all things *dedōken en tē cheiri autou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father",
"*agapa*": "present, 3rd singular - loves",
"*Hyion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Son",
"*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things",
"*dedōken*": "perfect, 3rd singular - has given",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*cheiri*": "dative, feminine, singular - hand",
"*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine - his"
},
"variants": {
"*agapa*": "loves [divine, sacrificial love]",
"*dedōken en tē cheiri*": "has given into the hand [idiom for complete authority]",
"*panta*": "all things/everything"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "John.3.36",
"source": "Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον: ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ Υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν· ἀλλʼ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει ἐπʼ αὐτόν.",
"text": "The one *pisteuōn eis ton Hyion echei zōēn aiōnion*: but the one *apeithōn tō Hyiō ouk opsetai zōēn*; but the *orgē tou Theou menei ep' auton*.",
"grammar": {
"*pisteuōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - believing",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - in/into",
"*Hyion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Son",
"*echei*": "present, 3rd singular - has",
"*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life",
"*aiōnion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eternal",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but",
"*apeithōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - disobeying",
"*Hyiō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Son",
"*opsetai*": "future, middle, 3rd singular - will see",
"*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life",
"*orgē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - wrath",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*menei*": "present, 3rd singular - remains/abides",
"*ep'*": "preposition + accusative - upon",
"*auton*": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine - him"
},
"variants": {
"*pisteuōn*": "believing/trusting/having faith in",
"*apeithōn*": "disobeying/refusing to believe/being unpersuaded",
"*orgē*": "wrath/anger/indignation",
"*menei*": "remains/abides/continues/stays"
}
}