John 9:4
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John 9:4
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Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
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I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
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As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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Verse Text
IG1691 mustG1163 workG2038 the worksG2041 of him that sentG3992 meG3165, whileG2193 it isG2076 dayG2250: the nightG3571 comethG2064, whenG3753 no manG3762 canG1410 workG2038.
ἐμὲ δεῖ ἐργάζεσθαι τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πέμψαντός με ἕως ἡμέρα ἐστίν· ἔρχεται νύξ, ὅτε οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐργάζεσθαι.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ἐμὲ |
eme | G1691 | P-1AS | I |
δεῖ |
dei | G1163 | V-PAI-3S | must |
ἐργάζεσθαι |
ergazesthai | G2038 | V-PNN | work |
τὰ |
ta | G3588 | T-APN | the |
ἔργα |
erga | G2041 | N-APN | works |
τοῦ |
tou | G3588 | T-GSM | * |
πέμψαντός |
pempsantos | G3992 | V-AAP-GSM | of him that sent |
με |
me | G3165 | P-1AS | me |
ἕως |
heōs | G2193 | ADV | while |
ἡμέρα |
hēmera | G2250 | N-NSF | day |
ἐστίν· |
estin | G2076 | V-PAI-3S | it is |
ἔρχεται |
erchetai | G2064 | V-PNI-3S | cometh |
νύξ, |
nux | G3571 | N-NSF | the night |
ὅτε |
hote | G3753 | ADV | when |
οὐδεὶς |
oudeis | G3762 | A-NSM-N | no man |
δύναται |
dunatai | G1410 | V-PNI-3S | can |
ἐργάζεσθαι. |
ergazesthai | G2038 | V-PNN | work |
- G1163 — δεῖ (deî, die): 3rd person singular active present of δέω (déō) G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding); behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should
- G1410 — δύναμαι (dýnamai, doo'-nam-ahee): of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible; be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power
- G1691 — ἐμέ (emé, em-eh'): a prolonged form of μέ (mé) G3165; me; I, me, my(-self)
- G2038 — ἐργάζομαι (ergázomai, er-gad'-zom-ahee): middle voice from ἔργον (érgon) G2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.; commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work
- G2041 — ἔργον (érgon, er'-gon): from a primary (but obsolete) ἔργω (érgō) (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act; deed, doing, labour, work
- G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (eleúthomai) el-yoo'-thom-ahee, or (active) ἔλθω (élthō) el'-tho, which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set
- G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί (eimí) G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are; are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle
- G2193 — ἕως (héōs, heh'-oce): of uncertain affinity; a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place); even (until, unto), (as) far (as), how long, (un-)til(-l), (hither-, un-, up) to, while(-s)
- G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): feminine (with ὥρα (hṓra) G5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι (hēmai) (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος (hedraîos) G1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context); age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years
- G3165 — μέ (mé, meh): a shorter (and probably original) form of ἐμέ (emé) G1691; me; I, me, my
- G3571 — νύξ (nýx, noox): a primary word; "night" (literally or figuratively); (mid-)night
- G3753 — ὅτε (hóte, hot'-eh): from ὅς (hós) G3739 and τέ (té) G5037; at which (thing) too, i.e. when; after (that), as soon as, that, when, while
- G3762 — οὐδείς (oudeís, oo-dice'): from οὐδέ (oudé) G3761 and εἷς (heîs) G1520; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing; any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought
- G3992 — πέμπω (pémpō, pem'-po): apparently a primary verb; to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas ἵημι (híēmi) (as a stronger form of εἶμι (eîmi)) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, and στέλλω (stéllō) G4724 denotes properly, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield; send, thrust in
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc
Verse Cross-References
- must — Luke 13:32-34, John 4:34, John 5:19, John 5:36, John 10:32, John 10:37, John 17:4, Acts 4:20
- while — Ecclesiastes 9:10, Isaiah 38:18-19, John 11:9-10, John 12:35, Ephesians 5:16, Colossians 4:5
Reciprocal references (19): 1 Chronicles 22:5, 2 Chronicles 14:7, Nehemiah 6:3, Psalms 6:5, Psalms 90:12, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 12:15, Matthew 20:6, Matthew 20:7, Mark 1:38, Mark 3:3, Luke 2:49, Luke 4:43, Luke 6:8, Luke 12:49, Luke 13:33, John 5:17, John 7:30, Galatians 6:10
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: CHRIST JESUS; CHRIST'S TASK; EARNESTNESS-INDIFFERENCE; LIFE-DEATH; LIGHT-DARKNESS; SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES; WORKS OF CHRIST, MIGHTY
- Torrey’s: DEATH, NATURAL; MIRACLES OF CHRIST, THE; NIGHT
- Nave’s: BLINDNESS; DEATH; DILIGENCE; JESUS, THE CHRIST; NIGHT; OBEDIENCE; SABBATH; SILOAM; ZEAL, RELIGIOUS
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