John 5:39

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
John 5:39
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Original language (Greek)

ἐραυνᾶτε τὰς γραφάς, ὅτι ὑμεῖς δοκεῖτε ἐν αὐταῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχειν· καὶ ἐκεῖναί εἰσιν αἱ μαρτυροῦσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ,

  1. ἐραυνᾶτεeraunate“You diligently search”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἐρευνάω · “to look for/into” · Strong's G2045
  2. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. γραφάς,graphas“Scriptures,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
  4. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  5. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. δοκεῖτεdokeite“think”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from δοκέω · “to think” · Strong's G1380
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. αὐταῖςautais“them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. ζωὴνzōēn“life”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
  10. αἰώνιονaiōnion“eternal”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from αἰώνιος · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
  11. ἔχειν·echein“to have;”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ἐκεῖναίekeinai“these”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  14. εἰσινeisin“are they”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. αἱhai“those”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. μαρτυροῦσαιmarturousai“bearing witness”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, feminine · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  17. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  18. ἐμοῦ,emou“Me,”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)