John 6:70

Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
John 6:70
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Original language (Greek)

ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐκ ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς τοὺς δώδεκα ἐξελεξάμην, καὶ ἐξ ὑμῶν εἷς διάβολός ἐστιν;

  1. ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. αὐτοῖςautois“them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. οὐκouk“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  6. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  7. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  8. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. δώδεκαdōdeka“Twelve”
    Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
  10. ἐξελεξάμην,exelexamēn“did choose,”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἐξex“of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  13. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. εἷςheis“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
  15. διάβολόςdiabolos“a devil”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from διάβολος · “devilish/the Devil” · Strong's G1228
  16. ἐστιν;estin“is?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)