John 13:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Ὁ λαμβάνων ἐάν τινα πέμψω ἐμὲ λαμβάνει· ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ λαμβάνων λαμβάνει τὸν πέμψαντά με.

Transliteration

Amēn, amēn, legō to you, The one lambanōn if anyone pempsō me lambanei; the de me lambanōn lambanei the one having pempsanta me.

Grammar Details

*Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
*legō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
*lambanōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - receiving
*pempsō*: aorist active subjunctive, 1st singular - I might send
*lambanei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - receives
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*pempsanta*: aorist active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having sent

Word Meanings

*Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
*legō*: say/tell/speak
*lambanōn*: receiving/accepting/welcoming
*pempsō*: might send/may send/will send
*lambanei*: receives/accepts/welcomes
*de*: but/and/now
*pempsanta*: having sent/dispatched/commissioned

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 10:16 : 16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Mark 9:37 : 37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Luke 9:48 : 48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Matt 10:40-42 : 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Gal 4:14 : 14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
John 12:44-48 : 44 {G1161} Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
1 Thess 4:8 : 8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
Col 2:6 : 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

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