John 5:47

But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
John 5:47
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Original language (Greek)

εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν πιστεύσετε;

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἐκείνουekeinou“in his”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  5. γράμμασινgrammasin“writings”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from γράμμα · “something written” · Strong's G1121
  6. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  7. πιστεύετε,pisteuete“you believe,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  8. πῶςpōs“how”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  9. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἐμοῖςemois“in My”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐμός · “my” · Strong's G1473
  11. ῥήμασινrhēmasin“declarations”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ῥῆμα · “declaration” · Strong's G4487
  12. 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)