John 8:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῷ γαζοφυλακίῳ, διδάσκων ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ: καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπίασεν αὐτόν· ὅτι οὔπω ἐληλύθει ἡ ὥρα αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

These the rhēmata elalēsen Iēsous in the gazophylakiō, didaskōn in the hierō: and no one epiasen him; because not yet had elēlythei the hōra of him.

Grammar Details

*rhēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - words/sayings
*elalēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - spoke
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*gazophylakiō*: dative, neuter, singular - treasury
*didaskōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - teaching
*hierō*: dative, neuter, singular - temple
*epiasen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - seized/arrested
*elēlythei*: pluperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - had come
*hōra*: nominative, feminine, singular - hour/time

Word Meanings

*rhēmata*: words/sayings/statements
*elalēsen*: spoke/said/uttered
*gazophylakiō*: treasury/offering box
*didaskōn*: teaching/instructing
*epiasen*: seized/arrested/took hold of
*elēlythei*: had come/arrived/reached
*hōra*: hour/time/appointed time

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 7:30 : 30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Mark 12:41 : 41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
John 7:8 : 8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
Matt 27:6 : 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Mark 12:43 : 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
Luke 13:31-33 : 31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. 32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. 33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
John 7:44 : 44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
John 8:59 : 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John 10:39 : 39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
John 11:9-9 : 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
1 Chr 9:26 : 26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

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