John 8:47

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ ὢν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀκούει: διὰ τοῦτο ὑμεῖς οὐκ ἀκούετε, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐκ ἐστέ.

Transliteration

The ōn of the Theou the rhēmata of the Theou akouei: through this hymeis not akouete, because of the Theou not este.

Grammar Details

• *ōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/one who is
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God/of God
• *rhēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - words/sayings
• *akouei*: present indicative, 3rd singular - he hears
• *hymeis*: nominative, plural - you [plural]
• *akouete*: present indicative, 2nd plural - you hear
• *este*: present indicative, 2nd person plural - you are

Word Meanings

• *ōn*: being/one who is/existing
• *rhēmata*: words/sayings/declarations
• *akouei*: hears/listens to/obeys

Referenced Verses

• John 1:12-13 : 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
• John 6:45-46 : 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
• John 6:65 : 65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
• John 8:37 : 37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
• John 8:43 : 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
• John 8:45 : 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
• John 10:26-27 : 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
• John 17:6-8 : 6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
• John 18:37 : 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
• 1 John 3:10 : 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
• 1 John 4:1-6 : 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
• 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.
• 2 John 1:9 : 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
• 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.