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John 4:32

But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

KJV

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἐγὼ βρῶσιν ἔχω φαγεῖν ἣν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε.

Greek NT

Ille autem dicit eis : Ego cibum habeo manducare, quem vos nescitis.

Vulgate

But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.

ASV

But he said to them: I have meat to eat which you know not.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βρῶσις
brosis
noun · 11×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
φάγω
phago
verb · 93×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Tim 4:2 — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  • Jer 15:16 — Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
  • Job 23:12 — Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
  • Job 23:12 — Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
  • John 4:34 — Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
  • John 4:34 — Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
  • Prov 14:10 — The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
  • Prov 18:20 — A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
  • Ps 25:14 — The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
  • Ps 63:5 — My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
  • Ps 119:103 — How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
  • Rev 2:17 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name w