God & Savior

John 7:17

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
John 7:17
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐάν τις θέλῃ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ποιεῖν, γνώσεται περὶ τῆς διδαχῆς πότερον ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν ἢ ἐγὼ ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ λαλῶ.

  1. ἐάνean“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1437
  2. τιςtis“anyone”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  3. θέλῃthelē“shall desire”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  4. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. θέλημαthelēma“will”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “will/desire” · Strong's G2307
  6. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. ποιεῖν,poiein“to do,”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  8. γνώσεταιgnōsetai“he will know”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  9. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  10. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. διδαχῆςdidachēs“teaching”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from διδαχή · “teaching” · Strong's G1322
  12. πότερονpoteron“whether”
    Adverb · from πότερος · “whether” · Strong's G4220
  13. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  14. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. θεοῦtheou“God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  16. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  18. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  19. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  20. ἐμαυτοῦemautou“Myself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular, masculine · “myself” · Strong's G1473
  21. λαλῶ.lalō“speak.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)