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John 5:19 — King James Version← Study notes

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.


John 5:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 5:1937 words
GreekMeaning
ἈπεκρίνατοApekrinato
AnsweredverbG611
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
ho
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔλεγενelegen
I sayverbG3004
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
ἈμὴνAmēn
AmenparticleG281
ἀμὴνamēn
AmenparticleG281
λέγωlegō
sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
οὐou
notadverbG3756
δύναταιdynatai
is ableverbG1410
ho
thearticleG3588
υἱὸςhyios
SonnounG5207
ποιεῖνpoiein
to doverbG4160
ἀφ’aph’
ofprepositionG575
ἑαυτοῦheautou
HimselfpronounG1438
οὐδὲνouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
ἐὰνean
before, but, exceptwordG1437
μή
unlessadverbG3361
τιti
anythingpronounG5100
βλέπῃblepē
He shall seeverbG991
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
πατέραpatera
FathernounG3962
ποιοῦνταpoiounta
doingverbG4160
ha
whateverrelative pronounG3739
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἂνan
maybeparticleG302
ἐκεῖνοςekeinos
HedemonstrativeG1565
ποιῇpoiē
shall doverbG4160
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
υἱὸςhyios
SonnounG5207
ὁμοίωςhomoiōs
likewiseadverbG3668
ποιεῖpoiei
doesverbG4160
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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The Son Seeing What the Father Does
Jesus gave them this answer: 'Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can only do what he sees his Father doing, for whatever the Father does the Son also does.' Jesus claims comp...
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