John 12:49 — King James Version← Study notes
“For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.”
John 12:49 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 12:4920 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐγὼegōI
ἐξexfrom / out of
ἐμαυτοῦemautoume, mine own (self), myself
οὐκouknot
ἐλάλησαelalēsapreach, say, speak (after)
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὁhothe
πέμψαςpempsassend, thrust in
μεmeI
πατὴρpatērfather, parent
αὐτόςautoshe / she / it / same
μοιmoiI
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
δέδωκενdedōkengive
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
εἴπωeipōsay
καὶkaiand / also
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
λαλήσωlalēsōpreach, say, speak (after)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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