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Because I live, you also will live. <a href="/nlt/john/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. <a href="/esv/john/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. <a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live. <a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Yet a little while, and the world sees Me no more, but you see Me. Because I live, you also will live. <a href="/kjv/john/14.htm">King James Bible</a> Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. <a href="/nkjv/john/14.htm">New King James Version</a> “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. <a href="/nasb_/john/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> After a little while, the world no longer is going to see Me, but you are going to see Me; because I live, you also will live. <a href="/nasb/john/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. <a href="/nasb77/john/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “After a little while the world will behold Me no more; but you will behold Me; because I live, you shall live also. <a href="/lsb/john/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. <a href="/amp/john/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. <a href="/csb/john/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too. <a href="/hcsb/john/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220In a little while the world will see Me no longer, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live too. <a href="/asv/john/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also. <a href="/cev/john/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In a little while the people of this world won't be able to see me, but you will see me. And because I live, you will live. <a href="/erv/john/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also. <a href="/gwt/john/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. You will live because I live. <a href="/gnt/john/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> In a little while the world will see me no more, but you will see me; and because I live, you also will live. <a href="/isv/john/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> "In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also. <a href="/msb/john/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live. <a href="/net/john/14.htm">NET Bible</a> In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too. <a href="/nheb/john/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also. <a href="/wbt/john/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me: because I live, you also shall live. <a href="/web/john/14.htm">World English Bible</a> Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> yet a little [while] and the world beholds Me no more, and you behold Me, because I live, and you will live; <a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Yet a little while, and the world sees Me no more, but you see Me. Because I live, you also will live. <a href="/ylt/john/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> yet a little, and the world doth no more behold me, and ye behold me, because I live, and ye shall live; <a href="/slt/john/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Yet a little, and the world sees me no more; and ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Yet a little while: and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: because I live, and you shall live. <a href="/cpdv/john/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Yet a little while and the world will not see me any longer. But you will see me. For I live, and you shall live. <a href="/nabre/john/14.htm">New American Bible</a> In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. <a href="/nrsvce/john/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the world will not see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also shall live. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And the world will not see me, but you shall see me; because I live, you also shall live.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you shall see me. Because I live, you also shall live. <a href="/godbey/john/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Vet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me: because I live, you shall live also.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. <a href="/mace/john/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more: but ye shall see me: because I shall live again, and ye shall live also. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me: because I live, you also shall live. <a href="/worrell/john/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Yet a little while, and the world beholds Me no more; but ye behold Me; because I live, ye shall live also.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more; but ye <Fr>shall<FR> see me: <Fr>and<FR> because I live, ye shall live also.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/14-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5269" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit</a> …18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19<a href="/greek/2089.htm" title="2089: eti (Adv) -- (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; yet, still.">In</a> <a href="/greek/3398.htm" title="3398: mikron (Adj-ANS) -- Little, small. Including the comparative mikroteros apparently a primary word; small (figuratively) dignity).">a little while</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmos (N-NMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world</a> <a href="/greek/2334.htm" title="2334: theōrei (V-PIA-3S) -- From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).">will see</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/3765.htm" title="3765: ouketi (Adv) -- No longer, no more. Also ouk eti from ou and eti; not yet, no longer.">no more,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2334.htm" title="2334: theōreite (V-PIA-2P) -- From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).">will see</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me.</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">Because</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="2198: zō (V-PIA-1S) -- To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">live,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="2198: zēsete (V-FIA-2P) -- To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">will live.</a> 20On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/16-16.htm">John 16:16-22</a> In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.” / Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” / They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.” ... <a href="/romans/6-8.htm">Romans 6:8-11</a> Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him. / For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. / The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a> But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Colossians 3:3-4</a> For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. / When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a> Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, <a href="/2_corinthians/4-10.htm">2 Corinthians 4:10-11</a> We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. / For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body. <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a> I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. <a href="/philippians/1-21.htm">Philippians 1:21</a> For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. <a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a> the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades. <a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24</a> But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/john/6-57.htm">John 6:57</a> Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. <a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a> For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes. <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me: because I live, you shall live also.a little.<a href="/john/7-33.htm">John 7:33</a> Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.<a href="/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21</a> Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.<a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a> Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.because.<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.<a href="/john/6-56.htm">John 6:56-58</a> He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him… <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a> Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-66.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/john/14-17.htm">Beholdeth</a> <a href="/john/13-33.htm">Little</a> <a href="/john/14-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/14-17.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/john/20-6.htm">Beholdeth</a> <a href="/john/16-16.htm">Little</a> <a href="/john/14-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/14-22.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">John 14</div>1. <a href="/john/14-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven;</a> 5. <a href="/john/14-5.htm">professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Father;</a> 13. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">assures their prayers to be effectual;</a> 15. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">requires obedience;</a> 16. <a href="/john/14-16.htm">promises the Comforter;</a> 27. <a href="/john/14-27.htm">and leaves his peace with them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>In a little while the world will see Me no more This phrase refers to the imminent crucifixion of Jesus. Historically, this was a time of great tension in Jerusalem, as Jesus' teachings had stirred both hope and controversy. The "world" here represents those who do not believe in Jesus, who will no longer see Him physically after His death. This also foreshadows His burial and the period before His resurrection. Theologically, it highlights the separation between the spiritual insight of believers and the physical perception of non-believers.but you will see Me This promise is directed to the disciples, indicating that they will witness Jesus' resurrection. It underscores the intimate relationship between Jesus and His followers, who will experience His presence in a way the world cannot. This also points to the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus, where He revealed Himself to His disciples, affirming their faith and commissioning them for future ministry.Because I live, you also will live This statement is a profound declaration of the resurrection's power. Jesus' victory over death ensures eternal life for His followers. It connects to the broader biblical theme of life through Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/6-8.htm">Romans 6:8-11</a>, which speaks of believers living with Christ. This assurance of life is both spiritual, in the present, and physical, in the future resurrection. It emphasizes the transformative power of Jesus' resurrection, offering hope and assurance to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is preparing His disciples for His impending death, resurrection, and ascension. He assures them of His continued presence and the life they will have through Him. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' words. They are being comforted and instructed about the future after Jesus' physical departure from the world. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a> Refers to those who do not believe in Jesus and will not see Him after His crucifixion and resurrection. 4. <a href="/topical/r/resurrection.htm">Resurrection</a> The event that Jesus is alluding to, where He will rise from the dead, affirming His victory over death and His divine nature. 5. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_life.htm">Eternal Life</a> The promise of life that Jesus extends to His followers, rooted in His own resurrection and eternal existence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_christ's_presence.htm">Assurance of Christ's Presence</a> Jesus promises His continued presence with His disciples, even when the world cannot see Him. This assurance is vital for believers today, reminding us that Christ is with us through the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_life.htm">The Promise of Life</a> The phrase "Because I live, you also will live" is a profound promise of eternal life. Believers can have confidence in their salvation and future resurrection because of Jesus' victory over death. <a href="/topical/l/living_by_faith.htm">Living by Faith</a> This verse calls believers to live by faith, trusting in the unseen reality of Christ's presence and the life He offers. Our daily lives should reflect this faith and hope. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_resurrection.htm">Hope in Resurrection</a> Jesus' resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian hope. It assures us that death is not the end and that we have a future with Christ. <a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_world.htm">Witness to the World</a> While the world may not see Jesus, believers are called to be His witnesses, living out the reality of His life in us and sharing the hope of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 14</a> <a href="/q/ravi_zacharias__bio,_beliefs,_apologetics.htm">What are Ravi Zacharias's biography, beliefs, and apologetics?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_'one_true_god'.htm">What is the meaning of 'One True God'?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_children_to_die.htm">Why does God allow children to die?</a> <a href="/q/is_jesus_still_alive.htm">Is Jesus still alive?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Yet a little while.--Comp. <a href="/john/13-33.htm" title="Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, you cannot come; so now I say to you.">John 13:33</a>; <a href="/john/16-16.htm" title="A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father.">John 16:16</a>.But ye see me--i.e., in the spiritual presence of the Paraclete. The words may indeed have their first fulfilment in the appearances of the forty days (comp. <a href="/acts/10-41.htm" title="Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.">Acts 10:41</a>), but these appearances were themselves steps in the education which was leading the disciples from a trust in the physical to a trust in the spiritual presence. (Comp. <a href="/john/20-17.htm" title="Jesus said to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.">John 20:17</a>.) To the world the grave seemed the closing scene. They saw Him no more; they thought of Him as dead. To the believers who had the power to see Him He appeared as living, and in very deed was more truly with them and in them than He had been before.Because I live, ye shall live also.--Better, for I live, and ye shall live. Our Lord speaks of His own life in the present. It is the essential life of which He is Himself the Source, and which is not affected by the physical death through which He is about to pass. They also who believe in Him shall have even here this principle of life, which in them too shall be affected by no change, but shall develop into the fulness of the life hereafter. Because He lives, and because they too shall live, therefore shall they see Him and realise His presence when the world seeth Him no more.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Yet a little while - a few hours only - and the world - which cannot take from you (or even appreciate or receive) the Holy Spirit - beholdeth me no more. Their power of beholding me will be gone by their own act, they will have cursed and driven me away with the hellish cry, "Crucify him!" they will have slain and buried me out of their sight; but, notwithstanding this, you, by my coming to you in the power of the Spirit, will veritably behold me. Even more than this, because I live though I die, ye shall live also, in your intense spiritual apperception of my continuity of life, of which you will have ocular and spiritual guarantee. Jesus here passed over the concrete fact of the Resurrection, to return to it afterwards. We know that the resurrection of his body and his victory over death became (1) the condition of his sending the Spirit, (2) the proof of his being the living One whom death could not hold, and (3) the ground of the higher appreciation of the relation they sustained to him. But he fixed their attention on his continuous life (in spite of death), and their consequent life under the shadow of his Divine protection, without specifically mentioning the Resurrection, of which he had (in synoptic narrative) given them explicit but misapprehended prophecies. This version seems to be preferable to making the last clause ὅτι, etc., a reason of the θεωρεῖτέ με - a view advocated as possible by Meyer and Luthardt; or than the view which limits the ὅτι ζῶ to the θεωρεῖτέ: "Ye see me because I live, and as a consequence of this vision ye shall live also." <a href="/commentaries/john/14-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>In ἔτι (eti) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2089.htm">Strong's 2089: </a> (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still. a little while, μικρὸν (mikron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3398.htm">Strong's 3398: </a> Little, small. Including the comparative mikroteros apparently a primary word; small (figuratively) dignity). the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. world κόσμος (kosmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). will see θεωρεῖ (theōrei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2334.htm">Strong's 2334: </a> From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. no more, οὐκέτι (ouketi) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3765.htm">Strong's 3765: </a> No longer, no more. Also ouk eti from ou and eti; not yet, no longer. but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. will see θεωρεῖτέ (theōreite) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2334.htm">Strong's 2334: </a> From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). Me. με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. live, ζῶ (zō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm">Strong's 2198: </a> To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. will live. ζήσετε (zēsete) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm">Strong's 2198: </a> To live, be alive. 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