John 6:69

KJV1611 – Modern English

And we believe and are sure that you are that Christ, the Son of the living God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἡμεῖς πεπιστεύκαμεν καὶ ἐγνώκαμεν ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος.

Transliteration

And we pepisteukamen and egnōkamen that you ei the Christos, the Huios of the Theou the zōntos.

Grammar Details

• *pepisteukamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we have believed
• *egnōkamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we have known
• *ei*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you are
• *Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah
• *Huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *zōntos*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - living

Word Meanings

• *pepisteukamen*: have believed/trusted
• *egnōkamen*: have known/understood
• *ei*: are/exist
• *Christos*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
• *Huios*: Son
• *Theou*: God/deity
• *zōntos*: living/alive

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of {G2198} God.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and we beleve and knowe yt thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyvinge God.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and we haue beleued & knowne, that thou art Christ the sonne of the lyuynge God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And we beleeue and knowe that thou art that Christ that Sonne of the liuing God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And we beleue and are sure that thou art Christe, the sonne of ye lyuyng God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And we have faith and are certain that you are the Holy One of God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!”

Referenced Verses

• Mark 8:29 : 29 And he said to them, But who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said to him, You are the Christ.
• Luke 9:20 : 20 He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered, The Christ of God.
• John 11:27 : 27 She said to him, Yes, Lord: I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.
• John 1:41 : 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah, (which is translated, the Christ.)
• John 1:45-49 : 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote; Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit! 48 Nathanael said to him, How do you know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you. 49 Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
• John 20:28 : 28 And Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God!
• John 20:31 : 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
• Acts 8:36 : 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water. What prevents me from being baptized?
• Rom 1:3 : 3 Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
• 1 John 5:1 : 1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child born of them.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
• John 1:29 : 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
• Matt 16:16 : 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
• Mark 1:1 : 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
• Mark 1:24 : 24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.