John 6:69

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἡμεῖς πεπιστεύκαμεν καὶ ἐγνώκαμεν ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος.

Transliteration

And we pepisteukamen and egnōkamen that you ei the Christos, the Huios of the Theou the zōntos.

Grammar Details

• *pepisteukamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we have believed
• *egnōkamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we have known
• *ei*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you are
• *Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah
• *Huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *zōntos*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - living

Word Meanings

• *pepisteukamen*: have believed/trusted
• *egnōkamen*: have known/understood
• *ei*: are/exist
• *Christos*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
• *Huios*: Son
• *Theou*: God/deity
• *zōntos*: living/alive

Referenced Verses

• Mark 8:29 : 29 And he saith unto them, ‹But whom say ye that I am?› And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
• Luke 9:20 : 20 He said unto them, ‹But whom say ye that I am?› Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
• John 11:27 : 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
• John 1:41 : 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
• John 1:45-49 : 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, ‹Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!› 48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.› 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
• John 20:28 : 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
• John 20:31 : 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
• Acts 8:36 : 36 And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
• Rom 1:3 : 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
• 1 John 5:1 : 1 ¶ Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
• John 1:29 : 29 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
• Matt 16:16 : 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
• Mark 1:1 : 1 ¶ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
• Mark 1:24 : 24 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.