11 translations · Greek
John 14:17
the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
John 14:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
- KJV King James Version
- Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
- ASV American Standard Version
- even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it does not see nor know [this] One, and you know [this] One, because [this] One remains with you, and will be in you.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- the Spirit of truth, who will always be with you. The world cannot accept him because it isn't looking for him and doesn't know him. But you know him because he lives with you and will be in you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.
- DBY Darby Translation
- the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and will be in you.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive, for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nor knoweth him: but you shall know him; because he shall abide with you, and shall be in you.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀληθείας | alētheias | of truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
| ὃ | ho | [Him] | G3739 ὅς which |
| ὁ | ho | The | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμος | kosmos | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| δύναται | dynatai | cannot | G1410 δύναμαι be able |
| λαβεῖν | labein | receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| θεωρεῖ | theōrei | it neither sees | G2334 θεωρέω to see/experience |
| αὐτὸ | auto | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| οὐδὲ | oude | nor | G3761 οὐδέ nor |
| γινώσκει | ginōskei | knows [Him] | G1097 γινώσκω to know |
| ὑμεῖς | hymeis | But you | G4771 σύ you |
| γινώσκετε | ginōskete | do know | G1097 γινώσκω to know |
| αὐτό | auto | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| παρ’ | par’ | with | G3844 παρά from/with/beside |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| μένει | menei | He abides | G3306 μένω to stay |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἔσται | estai | will be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
Related verses
- Ezekiel 36:27
I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.
- John 16:13
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
- 1 John 2:27
As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
- John 15:26
“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
- 1 John 4:6
We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
- 2 Timothy 1:14
That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
- Romans 8:13–14
For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 If you love me, keep my commandments.
16 I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,—
17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
18 I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
Read all of John 14 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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