Focused Passage

John 8:21-30

The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham

Jesus exposes hypocritical judgment, declares himself the Light of the world, warns unbelievers that they will die in sin, calls true disciples to abide in his word and be free, exposes false Abrahamic confidence, and reveals himself as the eternal I AM before Abraham.

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21Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

22So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

23Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

25“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.

26“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”

27They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.

28So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

29He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”

30As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.

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Verse 21

Original words

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionAgainπάλινG3825AdverbHe saidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam going awayὑπάγωG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou will look forζητήσετέG2212Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[but]καὶG2532Conjunctionyou will dieἀποθανεῖσθεG599Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularsinἁμαρτίᾳG266Noun - Dative Feminine SingularWhereὅπουG3699AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam goingὑπάγωG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralcomeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 22

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SoοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralbegan to askἜλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralvvvΜήτιG3385IntPrtclWill He killἀποκτενεῖG615Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsinceὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe saysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularWhereὍπουG3699AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam goingὑπάγωG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralcomeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 23

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ThenΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe toldἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralYouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστέG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralbelowκάτωG2736AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμίG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralaboveἄνωG507AdverbYouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστέG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralofἐκG1537PrepositionthisτούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbofἐκG1537PrepositionthisτούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 24

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That is whyοὖνG3767ConjunctionI toldεἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou would dieἀποθανεῖσθεG599Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτίαιςG266Noun - Dative Feminine PluralForγὰρG1063ConjunctionunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbyou believeπιστεύσητεG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam [He]εἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularyou will dieἀποθανεῖσθεG599Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτίαιςG266Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 25

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WhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular-οὖνG3767Conjunctionthey askedἜλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularJustκαὶG2532Conjunctionwhatὅ¦τιG3754ConjunctionI have been tellingλαλῶG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralfrom theΤὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularbeginningἀρχὴνG746Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 26

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I haveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularmuchπολλὰG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralto sayλαλεῖνG2980Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluraland [much]καὶG2532Conjunctionto judgeκρίνεινG2919Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveButἀλλ’G235Conjunctionthe [One who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartruthfulἀληθήςG227Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκἀγὼG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralI have heardἤκουσαG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularfromπαρ’G3844PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralI tellλαλῶG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 27

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vvvΟὐκG3756AdverbThey did not understandἔγνωσανG1097Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe was tellingἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural[about] theτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 28

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhenὍτανG3752Conjunctionyou have lifted upὑψώσητεG5312Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularthenτότεG5119Adverbyou will knowγνώσεσθεG1097Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam [He]εἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularand [that]καὶG2532ConjunctionI doποιῶG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnothingοὐδένG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularonἀπ’G575PrepositionMy ownἐμαυτοῦG1683Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionspeakλαλῶG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularexactlyκαθὼςG2531AdverbwhatταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas taughtἐδίδαξένG1321Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 29

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularwithμετ’G3326PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularvvvοὐκG3756AdverbHe has not leftἀφῆκένG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularaloneμόνονG3441Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularalwaysπάντοτεG3842AdverbdoποιῶG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularwhatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralpleasesἀρεστὰG701Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 30

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As [Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularspokeλαλοῦντοςG2980Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singularthese thingsΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralbelievedἐπίστευσανG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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