John 5:39 — King James Version← Study notes
“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”
John 5:39 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 5:3918 words
ἘραυνᾶτεEraunate
τὰςtasthe
γραφάςgraphasscripture
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
δοκεῖτεdokeitebe accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of…
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐταῖςautaishe / she / it / same
ζωὴνzōēnlife
αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal
ἔχεινecheinhave
καὶkaiand / also
ἐκεῖναίekeinaithat one
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
αἱhaithe
μαρτυροῦσαιmartyrousaicharge, give (evidence), bear record
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
ἐμοῦemouI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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