John 10:15

just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
John 10:15
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα, καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.

  1. καθὼςkathōs“Even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  2. γινώσκειginōskei“knows”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  3. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  4. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. πατὴρpatēr“Father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  6. κἀγὼkagō“I myself also”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular + Conjunction · from κἀγώ · “and I” · Strong's G1473
  7. γινώσκωginōskō“know”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  8. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. πατέρα,patera“Father,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ψυχήνpsuchēn“life”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590H
  13. μουmou“of Mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. τίθημιtithēmi“I lay down”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to place” · Strong's G5087
  15. ὑπὲρhuper“for”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  16. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. προβάτων.probatōn“sheep.”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)