John 14:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

Iesus sayd vnto him, I am that Way, and that Trueth, and that Life. No man commeth vnto the Father, but by me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια, καὶ ἡ ζωή: οὐδεὶς ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα, εἰ μὴ διʼ ἐμοῦ.

Transliteration

Legei autō the Iēsous, Egō eimi the hodos, and the alētheia, and the zōē: oudeis erchetai pros ton Patera, if not di' emou.

Grammar Details

• *Legei*: present indicative active, 3rd person singular - says/is saying
• *autō*: dative, masculine, singular pronoun - to him
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *Egō eimi*: nominative pronoun + present indicative, 1st person singular - I am
• *hodos*: nominative, feminine, singular - way/road/path
• *alētheia*: nominative, feminine, singular - truth
• *zōē*: nominative, feminine, singular - life
• *oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular - no one
• *erchetai*: present indicative middle, 3rd person singular - comes
• *pros ton Patera*: preposition + accusative - to the Father
• *di' emou*: preposition + genitive pronoun - through me

Word Meanings

• *hodos*: way/path/road/journey
• *alētheia*: truth/reality
• *zōē*: life/existence

Referenced Verses

• John 10:9 : 9 I am that doore: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saued, and shall go in, and go out, and finde pasture.
• Acts 4:12 : 12 Neither is there saluation in any other: for among men there is giuen none other Name vnder heauen, whereby we must be saued.
• Eph 2:18 : 18 For through him we both haue an entrance vnto the Father by one Spirit.
• John 1:4 : 4 In it was life, and that life was the light of men.
• John 1:14 : 14 And that Word was made flesh, and dwelt among vs, (and we sawe the glorie thereof, as the glorie of the onely begotten Sonne of the Father) full of grace and trueth.
• Isa 35:8-9 : 8 And there shalbe a path and a way, and the way shalbe called holy: the polluted shall not passe by it: for he shalbe with them, and walke in the way, and the fooles shall not erre. 9 There shall be no lyon, nor noysome beastes shall ascend by it, neither shall they be found there, that the redeemed may walke.
• John 11:25-26 : 25 Iesus saide vnto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that beleeueth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he liue. 26 And whosoeuer liueth, and beleeueth in me, shall neuer die: Beleeuest thou this?
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 But we know that that Sone of God is come, & hath giue vs a mind to know him, which is true: & we are in him that is true, that is, in that his Sone Iesus Christ: this same is that very God, and that eternal life.
• John 1:17 : 17 For the Lawe was giuen by Moses, but grace, and trueth came by Iesus Christ.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore, hee is able also perfectly to saue them that come vnto God by him, seeing he euer liueth, to make intercession for them.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust, that he might bring vs to God, and was put to death concerning the flesh, but was quickened by the spirit.
• Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; let him that heareth, say, Come: and let him that is a thirst, come: and let whosoeuer will, take of the water of life freely.
• Rev 20:15 : 15 And whosoeuer was not found written in the booke of life, was cast into the lake of fire.
• 2 John 1:9 : 9 Whosoeuer transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Sonne.
• 1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And this is that record, to wit, that God hath giuen vnto vs eternall life, and this life is in that his Sonne. 12 He that hath that Sonne, hath that life: and he that hath not that Sonne of God, hath not that life.
• John 5:21 : 21 For likewise as the Father rayseth vp the dead, and quickeneth them, so the Sonne quickeneth whom he will.
• Matt 11:27 : 27 All things are giuen vnto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Sonne, but ye Father: neither knoweth any man ye Father, but the Sonne, and he to whom ye Sonne will reueile him.
• John 8:32 : 32 And shall know the trueth, and the trueth shall make you free.
• John 15:1 : 1 I Am that true vine, and my Father is that husband man.
• Col 3:4 : 4 When Christ which is our life, shall appeare, then shal ye also appeare with him in glory.
• John 8:51 : 51 Verely, verely I say vnto you, If a man keepe my word, he shall neuer see death.
• John 14:19 : 19 Yet a litle while, and the world shal see me no more, but ye shall see me: because I liue, ye shall liue also.
• John 10:28 : 28 And I giue vnto them eternall life, & they shall neuer perish, neither shall any plucke them out of mine hand.
• John 6:33 : 33 For the breade of God is hee which commeth downe from heauen, and giueth life vnto the world.
• John 6:51 : 51 I am that liuing breade, which came downe from heauen: if any man eate of this breade, hee shall liue for euer: and the bread that I will giue, is my flesh, which I will giue for the life of the world.
• 2 Cor 1:19-20 : 19 For the Sonne of God Iesus Christ, who was preached among you by vs, that is, by me, and Siluanus, and Timotheus, was not Yea, & Nay: but in him it was Yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are Yea, and are in him Amen, vnto the glorie of God through vs.
• John 17:2-3 : 2 As thou hast giuen him power ouer all flesh, that he shoulde giue eternall life to all them that thou hast giuen him. 3 And this is life eternall, that they knowe thee to be the onely very God, and whom thou hast sent, Iesus Christ.
• John 18:37 : 37 Pilate then said vnto him, Art thou a King then? Iesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a King: for this cause am I borne, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should beare witnes vnto the trueth: euery one that is of the trueth, heareth my voyce.
• Rom 5:2 : 2 By who also through faith, we haue had this accesse into this grace, wherein we stand, and reioyce vnder ye hope of the glory of God.
• Rom 5:21 : 21 That as sinne had reigned vnto death, so might grace also reigne by righteousnesse vnto eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord.
• John 6:57 : 57 As that liuing Father hath sent me, so liue I by the Father, and he that eateth me, euen he shall liue by me.
• John 5:25-29 : 25 Verely, verely I say vnto you, the houre shall come, and now is, when the dead shall heare the voyce of the Sonne of God: and they that heare it, shall liue. 26 For as the Father hath life in himselfe, so likewise hath he giuen to the Sonne to haue life in himselfe, 27 And hath giuen him power also to execute iudgement, in that he is the Sonne of man. 28 Marueile not at this: for the houre shall come, in the which all that are in the graues, shall heare his voyce. 29 And they shal come foorth, that haue done good, vnto ye resurrection of life: but they that haue done euil, vnto the resurrection of condemnation.
• Heb 10:19-22 : 19 Seeing therefore, brethren, that by the blood of Iesus we may be bolde to enter into the Holy place, 20 By the newe and liuing way, which hee hath prepared for vs, through the vaile, that is, his flesh: 21 And seeing we haue an hie Priest, which is ouer the house of God, 22 Let vs drawe neere with a true heart in assurance of faith, our hearts being pure from an euill conscience,
• 1 Pet 2:4 : 4 To whome coming as vnto a liuing stone disalowed of men, but chosen of God and precious,
• 1 John 2:23 : 23 Whosoeuer denyeth the Sonne, the same hath not the Father.
• 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and trueth is not in vs.
• 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 Which by his meanes doe beleeue in God that raised him from the dead, and gaue him glorie, that your faith and hope might bee in God,
• Rev 3:14 : 14 And vnto the Angell of the Church of the Laodiceans write, These things saieth Amen, the faithfull and true witnesse, that beginning of the creatures of God.
• Rev 13:7-8 : 7 And it was giuen vnto him to make warre with the Saints, and to ouercome them, & power was giuen him ouer euery kinred, and tongue, and nation. 8 Therefore all that dwell vpon the earth, shall worship him, whose names are not written in the booke of life of that Lambe, which was slaine from the beginning of the world.
• John 6:68 : 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Master, to whome shall we goe? thou hast the wordes of eternall life:
• 1 Cor 15:45 : 45 As it is also written, The first man Adam was made a liuing soule: and the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit.
• Heb 9:8 : 8 Whereby the holy Ghost this signified, that the way into ye Holiest of all was not yet opened, while as yet the first tabernacle was standing,
• John 10:7 : 7 Then sayd Iesus vnto them againe, Verely, verely I say vnto you, I am that doore of the sheepe.
• Rev 19:11 : 11 And I sawe heauen open, and behold, a white horse, and he that sate vpon him, was called, Faithfull and true, and he iudgeth & fighteth righteously.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And write vnto ye Angel of ye Church which is of Philadelphia, These things saith he that is Holy, and True, which hath ye keye of Dauid, which openeth and no man shutteth, & shutteth & no man openeth,
• 1 John 1:1-2 : 1 That which was from the beginning, which wee haue heard, which wee haue seene with these our eyes, which wee haue looked vpon, and these handes of ours haue handled of that Word of life, 2 (For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs)
• Rev 22:1 : 1 And hee shewed me a pure riuer of water of life, cleare as crystall, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lambe.
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After these thinges I behelde, and loe a great multitude, which no man coulde number, of all nations and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stoode before the throne, and before the Lambe, clothed with long white robes, and palmes in their hands. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, Saluation commeth of our God, that sitteth vpon the throne, and of the Lambe. 11 And all the Angels stoode rounde about the throne, and about the Elders, and the foure beastes, and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen. Praise, and glorie, and wisdom, and thankes, and honour, and power, and might bee vnto our God for euermore, Amen. 13 And one of the Elders spake, saying vnto me, What are these which are araied in log white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I saide vnto him, Lorde, thou knowest; he saide to me, These are they, which came out of great tribulation, and haue washed their long robes, and haue made their long robes white in the blood of the Lambe. 15 Therefore are they in the presence of the throne of God, and serue him day and night in his Temple, and he that sitteth on the throne, wil dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sunne light on them, neither any heate. 17 For the Lambe, which is in the middes of the throne, shall gouerne them, and shall leade them vnto the liuely fountaines of waters, and God shall wipe away all teares from their eyes.
• Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Iesus Christ, which is that faithful witnes, and that first begotten of the dead, & that Prince of the Kings of the earth, vnto him that loued vs, & washed vs from our sinnes in his blood,
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had taken ye Booke, ye foure beasts and the foure & twenty Elders fel downe before the Lambe, hauing euery one harps & golden vials full of odours, which are the praiers of the Saintes, 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthie to take the Booke, and to open the seales thereof, because thou wast killed, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation,
• 1 John 5:6 : 6 This is that Iesus Christ that came by water and blood: not by water onely, but by water and blood: and it is that Spirit, that beareth witnesse: for that Spirit is trueth.
• Col 2:17 : 17 Which are but a shadowe of thinges to come: but the body is in Christ.
• Rom 15:8-9 : 8 Nowe I say, that Iesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision, for the trueth of God, to confirme the promises made vnto the fathers. 9 And let the Gentiles prayse God, for his mercie, as it is written, For this cause I wil confesse thee among the Gentiles, and sing vnto thy Name.
• Acts 3:15 : 15 And killed the Lorde of life, whome God hath raised fro the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
• Col 2:9 : 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily.
• Rom 15:16 : 16 That I should be the minister of Iesus Christ toward the Gentiles, ministring the Gospel of God, that the offering vp of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Ghost.