King James Version
John 3:21 in the King James Version says “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” — study this verse from John chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”
John 3:21 · KJV
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. reproved: or, discovered
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“the light”
G5457luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
“his”
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
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“wrought”
G2038to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc
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