John 5:40

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And yet will ye not come to me that ye might have lyfe.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐ θέλετε ἐλθεῖν πρός με, ἵνα ζωὴν ἔχητε.

Transliteration

And not thelete elthein pros me, so that zōēn echēte.

Grammar Details

• *ou*: negative particle - not
• *thelete*: present active indicative, 2nd plural of *thelō* - you are willing
• *elthein*: aorist active infinitive of *erchomai* - to come
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to
• *me*: personal pronoun, accusative, 1st singular - me
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *zōēn*: noun, accusative, feminine, singular - life
• *echēte*: present active subjunctive, 2nd plural of *echō* - you may have

Word Meanings

• *thelete*: you are willing/you want/you desire
• *elthein pros*: to come to/to approach
• *zōēn echēte*: you may have life/you might possess life

Referenced Verses

• Matt 23:37 : 37 Hierusalem hierusalem which kyllest prophetes and stonest the which are sent to the: how often wolde I have gadered thy chyldren to gether as the henne gadreth her chickes vnder her winges but ye wolde not:
• John 3:19 : 19 And this is the condempnacion: that light is come into the worlde and the me loved darcknes more then light because their dedes were evill.
• John 6:37 : 37 All that the father geveth me shall come to me: and him yt cometh to me I cast not awaye.
• John 1:11 : 11 He cam amonge his (awne) and his awne receaved him not.
• John 6:27 : 27 Laboure not for ye meate which perissheth but for ye meate that endureth vnto everlastynge lyfe whiche meate ye sonne of ma shall geve vnto you. For him hath god ye father sealed.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the rewarde of synne is deeth: but eternall lyfe is the gyfte of God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde.
• 1 John 5:11-13 : 11 And this ys that recorde how that god hath geven vnto vs eternall lyfe and this lyfe is in his sonne. 12 He that hath the sonne hath lyfe: and he that hath not the sonne of god hath not lyfe. 13 These thynges have I written vnto you that beleve on the name of the sonne of God that ye maye knowe howe that ye have eternall lyfe and that ye maye beleve on the name of the sonne of god.
• Rev 22:17 : 17 And the sprete and the bryde sayde come. And let him that heareth saye also come. And let him that is athyrst come. And let whosoever wyll take of the water of lyfe fre.
• Matt 22:3 : 3 and sent forth his servantes to call them that were byd to the weddinge and they wolde not come.
• John 5:44 : 44 How can ye beleve which receave honoure one of another and seke not the honoure that commeth of God only?
• John 6:40 : 40 And this is the wyll of him yt sent me: yt every man which seith ye sonne and beleveth on him have everlastinge lyfe. And I will rayse him vp at ye last daye.
• John 6:68-69 : 68 Then Simon Peter answered: Master to whom shall we goo? Thou haste the wordes of eternall lyfe 69 and we beleve and knowe yt thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyvinge God.
• John 7:37-38 : 37 In the last daye that great daye of the feaste Iesus stode and cryed sayinge: If eny man thyrst let him come vnto me and drinke. 38 He that beleveth on me as sayeth the scripture out of his belly shall flowe ryvers of water of lyfe.
• John 8:45-46 : 45 And because I tell you ye trueth therfore ye beleve me not. 46 Which of you can rebuke me of synne? If I saye ye trueth why do not ye beleve me?
• John 11:25-26 : 25 Iesus sayde vnto her: I am the resurreccion and the lyfe: He that beleveth on me ye though he were deed yet shall he lyve. 26 And whosoever lyveth and belevest on me shall never dye. Beleveth thou this?
• John 12:37-41 : 37 And though he had done so many myracles before them yet beleved not they on him 38 yt the sayinge of Esayas the Prophet myght be fulfilled yt he spake. Lorde who shall beleve oure sayinge? And to whom ys the arme of ye Lorde opened? 39 Therfore coulde they not beleve because yt Esaias sayth agayne: 40 he hath blinded their eyes and hardened their hertes that they shuld not se with their eyes and vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld be converted and I shuld heale the. 41 Soche thinges sayde Esaias when he sawe his glory and spake of him.