John 3:29
{ "verseID": "John.3.29", "source": "Ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν: ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου: αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται.", "text": "The one *echōn tēn nymphēn nymphios estin*: but the *philos tou nymphiou, ho hestēkōs kai akouōn autou, chara chairei dia tēn phōnēn tou nymphiou*: this *oun hē chara hē emē peplērōtai*.", "grammar": { "*echōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having", "*nymphēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - bride", "*nymphios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - bridegroom", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*philos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - friend", "*nymphiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of bridegroom", "*hestēkōs*": "perfect participle, nominative, masculine, singular - standing", "*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine - him", "*chara*": "dative, feminine, singular - with joy", "*chairei*": "present, 3rd singular - rejoices", "*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of", "*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - voice", "*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this", "*oun*": "postpositive conjunction - therefore", "*chara*": "nominative, feminine, singular - joy", "*emē*": "possessive adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - my", "*peplērōtai*": "perfect, passive, 3rd singular - has been fulfilled" }, "variants": { "*nymphios*": "bridegroom [metaphor for Messiah]", "*nymphēn*": "bride [metaphor for people of God]", "*philos tou nymphiou*": "friend of the bridegroom [best man]", "*chara chairei*": "rejoices with joy [emphatic construction]", "*peplērōtai*": "has been fulfilled/completed/made full" } }