If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.John 5:31
Original language and places
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)
Ἐὰν ἐγὼ μαρτυρῶ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ, ἡ μαρτυρία μου οὐκ ἔστιν ἀληθής·
- ἘὰνEan“If”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- μαρτυρῶmarturō“shall bear witness”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- ἐμαυτοῦ,emautou“Myself,”Reflexive pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐμαυτοῦ · “myself” · Strong's G1473
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μαρτυρίαmarturia“testimony”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “testimony” · Strong's G3141
- μουmou“of Mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἔστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἀληθής·alēthēs“true;”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἀληθής · “true” · Strong's G0227
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)