John 5:17
Strong's Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Jesus
[Ἰησοῦς] (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

answered
ἀπεκρίνατο (apekrinato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“To
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

this very day
ἄρτι (arti)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 737: Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Father
Πατήρ (Patēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

is at His work,
ἐργάζεται (ergazetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2038: To work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.

and I too
κἀγὼ (kagō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2504: To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.

am working.
ἐργάζομαι (ergazomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2038: To work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answered them, ‘My Father till now doth work, and I work;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Jesus responded to them, “My Father is still working, and I am working also.”

New American Standard Bible
But He answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working."

King James Bible
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
In his defense Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working."

New Living Translation
But Jesus replied, "My Father is always working, and so am I."

English Standard Version
But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

New American Standard Bible
But He answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working."

King James Bible
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Jesus responded to them, "My Father is still working, and I am working also."

International Standard Version
But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I, too, am working."

NET Bible
So he told them, "My Father is working until now, and I too am working."

American Standard Version
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

English Revised Version
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answered them, 'My Father till now doth work, and I work;'
















Cross References
John 5:16
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

John 5:18
Therefore 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.

John 10:36
Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 5:15
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

John 5:14
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

John 5:19
Then 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.

John 5:20
For 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.
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