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John 11:4 — King James Version← Study notes

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.


John 11:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 11:426 words
ἀκούσαςakousashear
δὲdeand / but
hothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
εἶπενeipensay
ΑὕτηHautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
the
ἀσθένειαastheneiadisease, infirmity, sickness
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
πρὸςprosto / toward
θάνατονthanaton(be…) death
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
τῆςtēsthe
δόξηςdoxēsdignity, glory(-ious), honour
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
δοξασθῇdoxasthē(make) glorify(-ious), full of (have) glor…
hothe
υἱὸςhyiosson
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
δι’di’through / because of
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἀκούσαςakousashear
δὲdeand / but
hothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
εἶπενeipensay
ΑὕτηHautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
the
ἀσθένειαastheneiadisease, infirmity, sickness
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
πρὸςprosto / toward
θάνατονthanaton(be…) death
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
τῆςtēsthe
δόξηςdoxēsdignity, glory(-ious), honour
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
δοξασθῇdoxasthē(make) glorify(-ious), full of (have) glor…
hothe
υἱὸςhyiosson
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
δι’di’through / because of
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same

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