John 8:42
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus;
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἔρχομαι
have I come,
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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ἐκεῖνος
He
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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ἥκω
am here.
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ἥκω
to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπω
Said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ἐξέρχομαι
came forth
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
were,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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