John 3:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"You yourselvesαὐτοὶ
(autoi)
846: (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the samean intensive pronoun, a prim. word
are my witnessesμαρτυρεῖτε
(martureite)
3140: to bear witness, testifyfrom martus
that I said, 
 
3004: to saya prim. verb
I amεἰμὶ
(eimi)
1510: I exist, I ama prol. form of a prim. and defective verb
not the Christ,'Χριστός
(christos)
5547: the Anointed One, Messiah, Christfrom chrió
but, 'I have beenεἰμὶ
(eimi)
1510: I exist, I ama prol. form of a prim. and defective verb
sentἀπεσταλμένος
(apestalmenos)
649: to send, send awayfrom apo and stelló
aheadἔμπροσθεν
(emprosthen)
1715: before, in front of (in place or time)from en and pros
of Him.' 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
αυτοι  personal pronoun - nominative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
υμεις  personal pronoun - second person nominative plural
humeis  hoo-mice':  you (as subjective of verb) -- ye (yourselves), you.
μαρτυρειτε  verb - present active indicative - second person
martureo  mar-too-reh'-o:  to be a witness, i.e. testify
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
ειπον  verb - second aorist active indicative - first person singular
epo  ep'-o:  to speak or say (by word or writing) -- answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell.
ουκ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
ειμι  verb - present indicative - first person singular
eimi  i-mee':  a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic) -- am, have been, it is I, was.
εγω  personal pronoun - first person nominative singular
ego  eg-o':  I, me.
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
χριστος  noun - nominative singular masculine
Christos  khris-tos':  anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus -- Christ.
αλλ  conjunction
alla  al-lah':  other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
απεσταλμενος  verb - perfect passive participle - nominative singular masculine
apostello  ap-os-tel'-lo:  set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively -- put in, send (away, forth, out), set (at liberty).
ειμι  verb - present indicative - first person singular
eimi  i-mee':  a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic) -- am, have been, it is I, was.
εμπροσθεν  preposition
emprosthen  em'-pros-then:  in front of (in place or time) -- against, at, before, (in presence, sight) of.
εκεινου  demonstrative pronoun - genitive singular masculine
ekeinos  ek-i'-nos:  that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed -- he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), their, them, they, this, those.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent ahead of Him.'

King James Bible
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Messiah, but I've been sent ahead of Him.'

International Standard Version
You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.'

NET Bible
You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but rather, 'I have been sent before him.'

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You are bearing me witness that I said I am not The Messiah, but I am the one sent before him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You are witnesses that I said, 'I'm not the Messiah, but I've been sent ahead of him.'

King James 2000 Bible
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
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