John 14:2

Greek	ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article οἰκίᾳ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πατρός μου μοναὶ πολλαί εἰσίν·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. εἰ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. μή, εἶπον ἂν ὑμῖν· ὅτι πορεύομαι ἑτοιμάσαι τόπον ὑμῖν·
ESV	In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
NIV	In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
NLT	There is more than enough room in my Father's home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?
KJV	In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

^{John 14:1 ← John 14:2 → John 14:3}

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