John 10:10 — King James Version← Study notes
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
John 10:10 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 10:1020 words
ὁhothe
κλέπτηςkleptēsthief
οὐκouknot
ἔρχεταιerchetaicome / go
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
μὴmēnot
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
κλέψῃklepsēsteal
καὶkaiand / also
θύσῃthysēkill, (do)
sacrifice, slay
καὶkaiand / also
ἀπολέσῃapolesēdestroy / perish
ἐγὼegōI
ἦλθονēlthoncome / go
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ζωὴνzōēnlife
ἔχωσινechōsinhave
καὶkaiand / also
περισσὸνperissonexceeding abundantly
above, more abundant…
ἔχωσινechōsinhave
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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