King James Version
John 12:26 in the King James Version says “If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my...” — study this verse from John chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.”
John 12:26 · KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“If”
G1437a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
“serve”
G1247to be an attendant, i.e., wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a christian deacon
“let him follow”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“servant”
G1249an attendant, i.e., (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon)
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“If”
G1437a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
“serve”
G1247to be an attendant, i.e., wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a christian deacon
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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