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John 14:5

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

KJV

Λέγει αὐτῷ Θωμᾶς· κύριε, οὐκ οἴδαμεν ποῦ ὑπάγεις, καὶ πῶς οἴδαμεν τὴν ὁδόν;

Greek NT

Dicit ei Thomas : Domine, nescimus quo vadis : et quomodo possumus viam scire ?

Vulgate

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how know we the way?

ASV

Thomas saith to him: Lord, we know not whither thou goest. And how can we know the way?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Θωμᾶς
thomas
noun · 11×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποῦ
pou
adverb · 45×
πῶς
pos
adverb · 104×
o
article · 19778×
ὁδός
odos
noun · 101×
ὑπάγω
upago
verb · 81×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: πῶς | WH/Treg/NIV: πῶς | RP: καὶ πῶς
  • πῶςSBLGNT
  • πῶςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • καὶ πῶςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δυνάμεθα τὴν ὁδὸν εἰδέναι | NIV/RP: δυνάμεθα τὴν ὁδὸν εἰδέναι | WH/Treg: οἴδαμεν τὴν ὁδὸν
  • δυνάμεθα τὴν ὁδὸν εἰδέναιSBLGNT
  • δυνάμεθα τὴν ὁδὸν εἰδέναιReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • οἴδαμεν τὴν ὁδὸνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 11:16 — Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
  • John 11:16 — Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
  • John 15:12 — This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
  • John 16:17 — Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the
  • John 16:23 — And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
  • John 20:25 — The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and th
  • Luke 24:25 — Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
  • Mark 9:19 — He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.