But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”John 5:47
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν πιστεύσετε;
- εἰei“If”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- τοῖςtois“<the>”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐκείνουekeinou“in his”Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
- γράμμασινgrammasin“writings”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from γράμμα · “something written” · Strong's G1121
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- πιστεύετε,pisteuete“you believe,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- πῶςpōs“how”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- τοῖςtois“<the>”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐμοῖςemois“in My”Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐμός · “my” · Strong's G1473
- ῥήμασινrhēmasin“declarations”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ῥῆμα · “declaration” · Strong's G4487
- πιστεύσετε;pisteusete“will you believe?”Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)