What Does John 5:35 Mean?

“He”

that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed

“was”

i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“light”

a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“a burning”

to set on fire, i.e., kindle or (by implication) consume

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“a shining”

to lighten (shine), i.e., show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

“ye”

you (as subjective of verb)

“and”

but, and, etc

“were willing”

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),

“to rejoice”

properly, to jump for joy, i.e., exult

“for”

a 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,

“a season”

an "hour" (literally or figuratively)

“in”

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“light”

luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)

“his”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons