KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
WORDS OF JESUS IN RED
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These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
— John 16:33
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| Quote words | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and find other Bible verses that use the same word. |
|---|---|---|---|
| I have spoken | λελάληκα | To talk, i.e., utter words | G2980 |
| unto you, | ὑμῖν | To (with or by) you | G5213 |
| that | ἵνα | In order that (denoting the purpose or the result) | G2443 |
| in | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | G1722 |
| me | ἐμοὶ | To me | G1698 |
| ye might have | ἔχητε· | To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) | G2192 |
| peace. | εἰρήνην | Peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity | G1515 |
| In | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | G1722 |
| the | τῷ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | G3588 |
| world | κόσμῳ | Orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)) | G2889 |
| ye shall have | ἔχετε | To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) | G2192 |
| tribulation: | θλῖψιν | Pressure (literally or figuratively) | G2347 |
| but | ἀλλὰ | Properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) | G235 |
| be of good cheer; | θαρσεῖτε | To have courage | G2293 |
| I | ἐγὼ | I, me | G1473 |
| have overcome | νενίκηκα | To subdue (literally or figuratively) | G3528 |
| the | τὸν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | G3588 |
| world. | κόσμον | Orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)) | G2889 |
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