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6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The Way the Truth and the Life
Jesus said to him, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
The three nouns — ὁδός (way), ἀλήθεια (truth), and ζωή (life) — each carry the definite article in Greek, making them specific and exclusive claims. Crucially, the destination stated is "the Father" (πρὸς τὸν πατέρα), which is entirely consistent with the Pioneer framework: Jesus here identifies himself not as the destination but as the exclusive path *to* the Father, preserving the sender/sent distinction and the Father's supremacy throughout.
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6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
King James Version
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6Jesus saith unto him,I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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6Jesus said to him, “I am Way and Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
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6Jesus said to him, “I am the road [MET]MetaphorT4T flags this as figurative language — the meaning is not literal. The translator should find a natural equivalent metaphor in their target language. to where my Father is. I am the one who reveals [MET]MetaphorT4T flags this as figurative language — the meaning is not literal. The translator should find a natural equivalent metaphor in their target language. the truth about God and the one who gives eternal life to people. I am the only one who can enable people to come to my Father. There is no other way.
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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Jesus said to him, “I am Way and Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
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King James Version
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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Jesus said to him, “I am Way and Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Jesus saith unto him,I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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λέγει say λέγω légō a primary verb; properly, to lay forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; wh αὐτῷ he αὐτός autós from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of G109 (ἀήρ) through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive ⸀ ὁ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, Ἰησοῦς Jesus Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs of Hebrew origin (H03091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites Jesus · Ἐγώ I ἐγώ egṓ a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic) I, me εἰμι am εἰμί eimí the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when ἡ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ὁδὸς way ὁδός hodós apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or mean καὶ and καί kaí apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too ἡ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ἀλήθεια truth ἀλήθεια alḗtheia from G227 (ἀληθής); truth true, X truly, truth, verity καὶ and καί kaí apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too ἡ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ζωή life ζωή zōḗ from G2198 (ζάω); life (literally or figuratively) life(-time) · οὐδεὶς no one οὐδείς oudeís from G3761 (οὐδέ) and G1520 (εἷς); not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing any (man), aught, man, ἔρχεται come ἔρχομαι érchomai middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (m πρὸς with πρός prós a strengthened form of G4253 (πρό); a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the sid τὸν the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, πατέρα father πατήρ patḗr apparently a primary word; a father (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) father, parent εἰ if εἰ ei a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether μὴ not μή mḗ a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) διʼ through διά diá a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) ἐμοῦ I ἐγώ egṓ a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic) I, me .
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
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