Focused Passage

John 5:30-47

The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father

Jesus heals a helpless man on the Sabbath, confronts opposition by revealing his equality and unity with the Father, declares his authority to give life and judge, and exposes the leaders' unbelief despite the testimony of John, works, the Father, Scripture, and Moses.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

30I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

31If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

33You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

34Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

36But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

37And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

38nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

40yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

41I do not accept glory from men,

42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

43I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

45Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

46If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

47But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

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References and Original Words

Verse 30

Original words

IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularcanδύναμαιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingulardoποιεῖνG4160Verb - Present Infinitive ActivevvvΟὐG3756AdverbnothingοὐδένG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularbyἀπ’G575PrepositionMyselfἐμαυτοῦG1683Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person SingularI judgeκρίνωG2919Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularonly asκαθὼςG2531AdverbI hearἀκούωG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMyἐμὴG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularjudgmentκρίσιςG2920Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularjustδικαίαG1342Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756AdverbI do not seekζητῶG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularMyἐμὸνG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Singular[own]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularwillθέλημαG2307Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularwillθέλημαG2307Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof [Him who]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντόςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 31

Original words

IfἘὰνG1437ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingulartestifyμαρτυρῶG3140Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMyselfἐμαυτοῦG1683Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίαG3141Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbvalidἀληθήςG227Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 32

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There isἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularanotherἄλλοςG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartestifiesμαρτυρῶνG3140Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI knowοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunction[His]G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίαG3141Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular. . .ἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .μαρτυρεῖG3140Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvalidἀληθήςG227Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 33

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YouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralhave sentἀπεστάλκατεG649Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositionJohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe has testifiedμεμαρτύρηκενG3140Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulartruthἀληθείᾳG225Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 34

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[Even though]δὲG1161ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular{do} notοὐG3756AdverbacceptλαμβάνωG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvπαρὰG3844PrepositionhumanἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίανG3141Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἀλλὰG235ConjunctionI sayλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralmay be savedσωθῆτεG4982Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 35

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[John]ἘκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlampλύχνοςG3088Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularthatG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularburnedκαιόμενοςG2545Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongave lightφαίνωνG5316Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralwere willingἠθελήσατεG2309Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralforπρὸςG4314Prepositiona seasonὥρανG5610Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto baskἀγαλλιαθῆναιG21Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveinἐνG1722PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularlightφωτὶG5457Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 36

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularhaveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίανG3141Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularmore substantial thanμείζωG3173Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - ComparativethatτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof JohnἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularForγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralworksἔργαG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralthatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas givenδέδωκένG1325Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular-ἵναG2443Conjunctionto accomplishτελειώσωG5048Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular. . .αὐτάG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluraltheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralveryαὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person PluralworksἔργαG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralI am doingποιῶG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartestifyμαρτυρεῖG3140Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατήρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas sentἀπέσταλκενG649Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 37

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AndκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] FatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularhas Himself testifiedμεμαρτύρηκενG3140Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularvvvοὔτεG3777ConjunctionvvvπώποτεG4455AdverbYou have never heardἀκηκόατεG191Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularvoiceφωνὴνG5456Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularnorοὔτεG3777ConjunctionseenἑωράκατεG3708Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularformεἶδοςG1491Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 38

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[nor]καὶG2532Conjunction. . .οὐκG3756Adverb[does]ἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularabideμένονταG3306Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural{do} notοὐG3756AdverbbelieveπιστεύετεG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralthe [One]τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular. . .ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularHeἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularsentἀπέστειλενG649Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

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You pore overἘραυνᾶτεG2045Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralScripturesγραφάςG1124Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralpresume thatδοκεῖτεG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralbyἐνG1722PrepositionthemαὐταῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Pluralyou possessἔχεινG2192Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveeternalαἰώνιονG166Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheseἐκεῖναίG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralthe [very words that]αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluraltestifyμαρτυροῦσαιG3140Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluralaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 40

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yetκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbyou refuseθέλετεG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto comeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoπρόςG4314PrepositionMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionhaveἔχητεG2192Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PlurallifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 41

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vvvοὐG3756AdverbI do not acceptλαμβάνωG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulargloryΔόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularfromπαρὰG3844PrepositionmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 42

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butἀλλὰG235ConjunctionI knowἔγνωκαG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbyou do not haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwithinἐνG1722PrepositionyouἑαυτοῖςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 43

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IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularhave comeἐλήλυθαG2064Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularFather’sΠατρόςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbyou have not receivedλαμβάνετέG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[but] ifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionsomeone elseἄλλοςG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἔλθῃG2064Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[his]τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularownἰδίῳG2398Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singularyou will receiveλήμψεσθεG2983Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralhimἐκεῖνονG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 44

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HowπῶςG4459AdverbcanδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralbelieveπιστεῦσαιG4100Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activeif you acceptλαμβάνοντεςG2983Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralgloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularfromπαρὰG3844Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralyetκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbdo not seekζητεῖτεG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthat [comes]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfromπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularonlyμόνουG3441Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 45

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vvvΜὴG3361AdverbDo not thinkδοκεῖτεG1380Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularwill accuseκατηγορήσωG2723Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralbeforeπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularYourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralaccuserκατηγορῶνG2723Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralhave put your hopeἠλπίκατεG1679Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 46

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionIfεἰG1487Conjunctionyou had believedἐπιστεύετεG4100Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMosesΜωϋσεῖG3475Noun - Dative Masculine SingularvvvἂνG302Particleyou would believeἐπιστεύετεG4100Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeἐμοίG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularbecauseγὰρG1063ConjunctionheἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwroteἔγραψενG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 47

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionsinceεἰG1487ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbyou do not believeπιστεύετεG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralheἐκείνουG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularwroteγράμμασινG1121Noun - Dative Neuter PluralhowπῶςG4459Adverbwill you believeπιστεύσετεG4100Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralIἐμοῖςG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 1st Person PluralsayῥήμασινG4487Noun - Dative Neuter Plural

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