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John 10:18 — King James Version← Study notes

No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.


John 10:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 10:1829 words
οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
αἴρειaireitake up
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
ἀπ’ap’from
ἐμοῦemouI
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἐγὼegōI
τίθημιtithēmi+ advise, appoint, bow
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
ἀπ’ap’from
ἐμαυτοῦemautoume, mine own (self), myself
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ἔχωechōhave
θεῖναιtheinai+ advise, appoint, bow
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ἔχωechōhave
πάλινpalinagain
λαβεῖνlabeinaccept, + be amazed, assay
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
τὴνtēnthe
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
ἔλαβονelabonaccept, + be amazed, assay
παρὰparaabove, against, among
τοῦtouthe
πατρόςpatrosfather, parent
μουmouI
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
αἴρειaireitake up
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
ἀπ’ap’from
ἐμοῦemouI
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἐγὼegōI
τίθημιtithēmi+ advise, appoint, bow
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
ἀπ’ap’from
ἐμαυτοῦemautoume, mine own (self), myself
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ἔχωechōhave
θεῖναιtheinai+ advise, appoint, bow
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ἔχωechōhave
πάλινpalinagain
λαβεῖνlabeinaccept, + be amazed, assay
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
τὴνtēnthe
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
ἔλαβονelabonaccept, + be amazed, assay
παρὰparaabove, against, among
τοῦtouthe
πατρόςpatrosfather, parent
μουmouI

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