John Chapter 13 verse 15 Holy Bible
For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.
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I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.
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for I have given you an example that, as I have done to you, ye should do also.
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For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
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For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.
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`For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) That ye should do as I have done to you.--The example is in the principle, not in the specific act; it is not "that which I have done to you," but "according as I have done to you." The imitation is to be worked out in applying the same principle of love and self-sacrifice in all the varying circumstances of life in which we are placed.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekI have setἔδωκα (edōka)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.youὑμῖν (hymin)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.an exampleὑπόδειγμα (hypodeigma)Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 5262: (a) a figure, copy, (b) an example, model. From hupodeiknumi; an exhibit for imitation or warning.so thatἵνα (hina)ConjunctionStrong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.youὑμεῖς (hymeis)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.should doποιῆτε (poiēte)Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralStrong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.asκαθὼς (kathōs)AdverbStrong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.Iἐγὼ (egō)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.have doneἐποίησα (epoiēsa)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.for you.ὑμῖν (hymin)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.Jump to PreviousExample Order
