KJV: And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
YLT: and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;
Darby: And if also I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who has sent me.
ASV: Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
κρίνω | judge |
Parse: Verb, Present Subjunctive Active, 1st Person Singular Root: κρίνω Sense: to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose. |
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δὲ | however |
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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ἡ | - |
Parse: Article, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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κρίσις | judgment |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: κρίσις Sense: a separating, sundering, separation. |
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ἐμὴ | My |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular Root: ἐμός Sense: my, mine, etc. |
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ἀληθινή | TRUE |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: ἀληθινός Sense: that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name, in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real, true genuine. |
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ὅτι | because |
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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μόνος | alone |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: μόνος Sense: alone (without a companion), forsaken, destitute of help, alone, only, merely. |
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εἰμί | I am |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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πέμψας | having sent |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: πέμπω Sense: to send. |
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με | Me |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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‹πατήρ› | Father |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: προπάτωρ Sense: generator or male ancestor. |
Greek Commentary for John 8:16
“And even if I pass judgment.” Condition of third class again. True (ale4thine4). See John 1:9 for αλητινος alēthinos genuine, soundly based (cf. δικαια dikaia in John 5:30), “satisfying our perfect conception” (Westcott), not merely true For I am not alone Jesus now takes up the technical criticism in John 8:13 after justifying his right to speak concerning himself. But I and the Father that sent me See John 16:32 for a like statement about the Father being with Christ. It is not certain that πατηρ patēr is genuine here (omitted by Aleph D, but in B L W), but the Father is clearly meant as in John 7:18, John 7:33. Jesus gives the Father as the second witness. [source]
The best texts, however, read ἀληθινή , true to the perfect ideal of judgment. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 8:16
See John 8:16. [source]
Literally, in the love, that which is mine. Not only the love of the disciple for Christ, nor the love of Christ for the disciple, but the Christ-principle of love which includes both. See the same form of expression in the joy that is mine, John 15:11; John 3:29; John 17:13; the judgment (John 5:30; John 8:16); the commandments (John 14:15); peace (John 14:27). [source]
Same use of καιδε kai -de as in John 8:16. They claimed possession of the law (John 7:49) and so Jesus takes this turn in answer to the charge of single witness in John 8:13. He will use similar language (your law) in John 10:34 in an argumentum ad hominem as here in controversy with the Jews. In John 15:24 to the apostles Jesus even says “in their law” in speaking of the hostile Jews plotting his death. He does not mean in either case to separate himself wholly from the Jews and the law, though in Matthew 5 he does show the superiority of his teaching to that of the law. For the Mosaic regulation about two witnesses see Deuteronomy 17:6; Deuteronomy 19:15. This combined witness of two is not true just because they agree, unless true in fact separately. But if they disagree, the testimony falls to the ground. In this case the Father confirms the witness of the Son as Jesus had already shown (John 5:37). [source]
Instead of further talk about his own claims (already plain enough) Jesus turns to speak and to judge concerning them and their attitude towards him (cf. John 8:16). Whatever they think of Jesus the Father who sent him is true They cannot evade responsibility for the message heard. So Jesus goes on speaking it from the Father. [source]
The Incarnation brought separation from the Father in one sense, but in essence there is complete harmony and fellowship as he had already said (John 8:16) and will expand in John 17:21-26. He hath not left me alone First aorist active indicative of απιημι aphiēmi “He did not leave me alone.” However much the crowds and the disciples misunderstood or left Jesus, the Father always comforted and understood him (Mark 6:46; Matthew 14:23; John 6:15). That are pleasing to him This old verbal adjective, from αρεσκω areskō to please, in N.T. only here, Acts 6:4; Acts 12:3; 1 John 3:22. The joy of Jesus was in doing the will of the Father who sent him (John 4:34). [source]