John 5:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Verily, verily, I say unto you , The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ νεκροὶ ἀκούσονται τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ: καὶ οἱ ἀκούσαντες ζήσονται.

Transliteration

Amēn, amēn, I legō to you, that Erchetai hōra, and now estin, when the nekroi akousontai of the phōnēs of the Huiou of the Theou: and the ones akousantes zēsontai.

Grammar Details

*Amēn*: Hebrew term transliterated - truly/verily
*legō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
*hymin*: personal pronoun, dative, 2nd plural - to you
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*Erchetai*: present middle indicative, 3rd singular of *erchomai* - comes/is coming
*hōra*: noun, nominative, feminine, singular - hour/time
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular of *eimi* - is
*hote*: temporal conjunction - when
*nekroi*: adjective used as noun, nominative, masculine, plural - dead ones
*akousontai*: future middle indicative, 3rd plural of *akouō* - will hear
*phōnēs*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - voice
*Huiou*: noun, genitive, masculine, singular - Son
*Theou*: noun, genitive, masculine, singular - God
*akousantes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard
*zēsontai*: future middle indicative, 3rd plural of *zaō* - will live

Word Meanings

*Erchetai hōra*: hour is coming/time is coming
*nekroi*: dead ones/dead people
*phōnēs*: voice/call/sound
*akousantes*: having heard/those who hear
*zēsontai*: will live/will come to life

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Referenced Verses

John 4:23 : 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Luke 15:24 : 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
John 5:28 : 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Eph 2:5 : 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,(by grace ye are saved;)
Rev 3:1 : 1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Eph 2:1 : 1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Luke 9:60 : 60 {G1161} Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Col 2:13 : 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
John 8:43 : 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
John 8:47 : 47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
John 13:1 : 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
John 17:1 : 1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
Rom 6:4 : 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Luke 15:32 : 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
John 4:21 : 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
John 5:21 : 21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

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