John 8:42

Verse

Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Εἰ ὁ Θεὸς πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἦν, ἠγαπᾶτε ἂν ἐμέ· ἐγὼ γὰρ ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐξῆλθον καὶ ἥκω· οὐδὲ γὰρ ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ ἐλήλυθα, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκεῖνός με ἀπέστειλε.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

2036; Eipen; Εἶπεν; Said; V-AIA-3S

846; autois; αὐτοῖς; to themselves; PPro-DM3P

3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

2424; Iēsous; Ἰησοῦς; Salvation; N-NMS

1487; Ei; Εἰ; If; Conj

3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

2316; Theos; Θεὸς; God; N-NMS

3962; Patēr; Πατὴρ; Father; N-NMS

4771; hymōn; ὑμῶν; yourselves; PPro-G2P

1510; ēn; ἦν; was; V-IIA-3S

25; ēgapate; ἠγαπᾶτε; you would have loved; V-IIA-2P

302; an; ἂν; -; Prtcl

1473; eme; ἐμέ; me; PPro-A1S

1473; egō; ἐγὼ; myself; PPro-N1S

1063; gar; γὰρ; for; Conj

1537; ek; ἐκ; from out; Prep

3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

2316; Theou; Θεοῦ; of God; N-GMS

1831; exēlthon; ἐξῆλθον; came forth; V-AIA-1S

2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

2240; hēkō; ἥκω; I have come; V-PIA-1S

3761; oude; οὐδὲ; nor; Adv

1063; gar; γὰρ; for; Conj

575; ap’; ἀπ’; away from; Prep

1683; emautou; ἐμαυτοῦ; myself; PPro-GM1S

2064; elēlytha; ἐλήλυθα; I have come; V-RIA-1S

235; all’; ἀλλ’; but; Conj

1565; ekeinos; ἐκεῖνός; that one; DPro-NMS

1473; me; με; myself; PPro-A1S

649; apesteilen; ἀπέστειλεν; sent away; V-AIA-3S

RBT Translation:

You never agape-loved myself

The Salvation said to themselves, "If the God was father of yourselves, you would have agape-loved myself,⁸⁶ for myself came out from the God, and have arrived. For neither have I come away from myself, except that one there sent away myself.

LITV Translation:
Then Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I went forth and have come from God. For I have not come from Myself, but that One sent Me.

ESV Translation:
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.

Footnotes

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"ἠγαπᾶτε ἂν ἐμέ" (ēgapâte an emé) is in the past tense in Greek. This was ignored and interpreted into a present tense "you would love" by every translation except the literal ones (cf. Young's Literal, J.P. Greenes LITV) .It is a form of the verb "ἀγαπάω" (agapáō), which means "to love," conjugated in the imperfect tense. The addition of "ἂν" (an) indicates a subjunctive mood, which, in this context, expresses a hypothetical or conditional action in the past. Therefore, the translation "you would have loved me" is the accurate translation.