April 9, 2008
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John 1:12b
THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE BELIEVE
John 1:12  . . . even to them that believe on his name:
“even” is not in the text but added by translator.
o              3588 11 mas  artl dat p  ------- *to the
pisteuw        4100 12 pres act  dat p  mas-Ptc *ones believing
eis            1519 13 ---- ---- acc -- prep---  into
o              3588 14 neu  artl acc s  -------  the
ovoma          3686 15 neu  ---- acc s  noun---  name
autos          0846 16 mas  ---- gen s  pronoun *of him
FEW
A change from as many as that received to the ones
believing. I believe this is where “his own”, neuter,
changes to SHEEP who have ears to hear.
“Them that believe” - His Own of John 1:11
o              3588  2 neu  artl acc p  -------  the
idios          2398  3 neu  adj  acc p  -------  one's own
There is a transition between “as many as” and the “ones believing”. The ones believing can be shown to be sheep.