John 12:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.”
John 12:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 12:621 words
εἶπενeipensay
δὲdeand / but
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
οὐχouchnot
ὅτιhotithat / because
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
τῶνtōnthe
πτωχῶνptōchōnbeggar(-ly), poor
ἔμελενemelen
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὅτιhotithat / because
κλέπτηςkleptēsthief
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
τὸtothe
γλωσσόκομονglōssokomonbag
ἔχωνechōnhave
τὰtathe
βαλλόμεναballomenaarise, cast (out), lay
ἐβάσταζενebastazenbear, carry, take up
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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