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John 8:24–28

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I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
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From verse 24

  1. John 3:36Rank 1 from verse 24
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  2. Mark 16:16Rank 2 from verse 24
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    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

  3. John 3:18Rank 3 from verse 24
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    18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  4. Hebrews 10:26–29Rank 4 from verse 24
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    26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

    27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

    28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

    29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  5. Hebrews 12:25Rank 5 from verse 24
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    25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

  6. Proverbs 8:36Rank 6 from verse 24
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    36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

  7. Hebrews 2:3Rank 7 from verse 24
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    3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

  8. John 13:19Rank 8 from verse 24
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    19Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

  9. John 4:26Rank 9 from verse 24
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    26Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

  10. Acts 4:12Rank 10 from verse 24
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    12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

  11. John 8:21Rank 11 from verse 24
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    21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

  12. Mark 13:6Rank 12 from verse 24
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    6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

  13. Luke 21:8Rank 13 from verse 24
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    8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

From verse 25

  1. John 5:17–29Rank 1 from verse 25
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    17¶ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

    18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

    19Then 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.

    20For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

    21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

    22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

    25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

    26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

    27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

    28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

    29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

  2. John 1:22Rank 2 from verse 25
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    22Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

  3. John 8:12Rank 3 from verse 25
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  4. Luke 22:67Rank 4 from verse 25
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    67Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

  5. John 10:24Rank 5 from verse 25
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    24Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

  6. John 19:9Rank 6 from verse 25
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    9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

  7. John 1:19Rank 7 from verse 25
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    19¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

From verse 26

  1. John 15:15Rank 1 from verse 26
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    15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

  2. John 12:47–50Rank 2 from verse 26
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    47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

    48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

    49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

    50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

  3. John 8:40Rank 3 from verse 26
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    40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

  4. John 17:8Rank 4 from verse 26
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    8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

  5. John 7:28Rank 5 from verse 26
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    28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

  6. 2 Corinthians 1:18Rank 6 from verse 26
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    18But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

  7. Hebrews 5:11–12Rank 7 from verse 26
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    11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

    12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

  8. John 16:12Rank 8 from verse 26
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    12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

  9. John 3:32–33Rank 9 from verse 26
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    32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

    33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

  10. John 5:42–43Rank 10 from verse 26
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    42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

    43I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

  11. John 7:16Rank 11 from verse 26
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    16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

  12. John 8:16–17Rank 12 from verse 26
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    16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

    17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

  13. John 9:39–41Rank 13 from verse 26
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    39¶ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

    40And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

    41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

From verse 27

  1. Isaiah 6:9Rank 1 from verse 27
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    9¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  2. 2 Corinthians 4:3–4Rank 2 from verse 27
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    3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

    4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

  3. Isaiah 42:18–20Rank 3 from verse 27
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    18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

    19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant?

    20Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

  4. Isaiah 59:10Rank 4 from verse 27
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    10We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

  5. John 8:43Rank 5 from verse 27
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    43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

  6. John 8:47Rank 6 from verse 27
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    47He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

  7. Romans 11:7–10Rank 7 from verse 27
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    7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

    8(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

    9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

    10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

From verse 28

  1. John 5:19Rank 1 from verse 28
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    19Then 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.

  2. John 5:30Rank 2 from verse 28
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    30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

  3. John 6:38Rank 3 from verse 28
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    38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

  4. John 12:49–50Rank 4 from verse 28
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    49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

    50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

  5. John 3:14Rank 5 from verse 28
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    14¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

  6. 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16Rank 6 from verse 28
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    15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

    16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

  7. John 12:32–34Rank 7 from verse 28
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    32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

    33This he said, signifying what death he should die.

    34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

  8. Acts 2:41Rank 8 from verse 28
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    41¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

  9. Acts 4:4Rank 9 from verse 28
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    4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

  10. Hebrews 2:2–3Rank 10 from verse 28
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    2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

    3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

  11. John 11:42Rank 11 from verse 28
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    42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

  12. John 16:10Rank 12 from verse 28
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    10Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

  13. John 19:18Rank 13 from verse 28
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    18Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

  14. John 8:24Rank 14 from verse 28
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    24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

  15. Matthew 27:50–54Rank 15 from verse 28
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    50¶ Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

    51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

    52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

    53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

    54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

  16. Romans 1:4Rank 16 from verse 28
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    4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

  17. Numbers 16:28–30Rank 17 from verse 28
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    28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

    29If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.

    30But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

  18. John 3:11Rank 18 from verse 28
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    11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

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John 8:24

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

believe

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Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 8:25

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art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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John 8:26

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

true

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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.

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speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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DEFINED WORDS

John 8:27

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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John 8:28

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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8:21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

8:22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

8:23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

8:24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

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8:25Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

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8:26I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.

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8:27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

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8:28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

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8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

8:30As he spake these words, many believed on him.

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