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
Original language and places
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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,
- ἐραυνᾶτεeraunate“You diligently search”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἐρευνάω · “to look for/into” · Strong's G2045
- τὰςtas“the”Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραφάς,graphas“Scriptures,”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- δοκεῖτεdokeite“think”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from δοκέω · “to think” · Strong's G1380
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- αὐταῖςautais“them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ζωὴνzōēn“life”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
- αἰώνιονaiōnion“eternal”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from αἰώνιος · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
- ἔχειν·echein“to have;”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐκεῖναίekeinai“these”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
- εἰσινeisin“are they”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- αἱhai“those”Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μαρτυροῦσαιmarturousai“bearing witness”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, feminine · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- 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)