God & Savior

John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
John 5:17
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Original language (Greek)

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτοῖς· ὁ πατήρ μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαι.

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato“answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  5. αὐτοῖς·autois“them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ὁho“The”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. πατήρpatēr“Father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “father” · Strong's G3962
  8. μουmou“of Mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  10. ἄρτιarti“now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G0737
  11. ἐργάζεται,ergazetai“is working,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐργάζομαι · “to work” · Strong's G2038
  12. κἀγὼkagō“and I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular + Conjunction · from κἀγώ · “and I” · Strong's G1473
  13. ἐργάζομαι.ergazomai“am working.”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · from ἐργάζομαι · “to work” · Strong's G2038
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)