John 8:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐὰν κρίνω δὲ ἐγώ, ἡ κρίσις ἡ ἐμὴ ἀληθής ἐστιν: ὅτι μόνος οὐκ εἰμί, ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πέμψας με Πατήρ.

Transliteration

And if krinō de I, the krisis the emē alēthēs estin: because monos ouk eimi, but I and the one having pempsas me Patēr.

Grammar Details

• *krinō*: present active subjunctive, 1st singular - I judge
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *krisis*: nominative, feminine, singular - judgment
• *emē*: adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - my/mine
• *alēthēs*: adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - true
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *monos*: adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - alone
• *ouk*: negative particle - not
• *eimi*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I am
• *pempsas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent
• *Patēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - Father

Word Meanings

• *krinō*: judge/pass judgment/evaluate
• *krisis*: judgment/decision/verdict
• *alēthēs*: true/valid/genuine
• *monos*: alone/by myself/sole
• *pempsas*: having sent/commissioned/dispatched

Referenced Verses

• John 8:29 : 29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
• John 16:32 : 32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
• Acts 17:31 : 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
• Rev 19:11 : 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
• 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
• Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest{H8804)} righteousness, and hatest{H8799)} wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed{H8804)} thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Ps 72:1-2 : 1 A Psalm for Solomon. Give{H8798)} the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 He shall judge{H8799)} thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
• Ps 98:9 : 9 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
• Ps 99:4 : 4 The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
• Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
• Isa 11:2-5 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
• Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
• John 5:22-30 : 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 25 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. 26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. 30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.