King James Version
John 15:27 in the King James Version says “And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.” — study this verse from John chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.”
John 15:27 · KJV
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“shall bear witness”
G3140to be a witness, i.e., testify (literally or figuratively)
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“the beginning”
G746(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
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