John 3:20
Strong's Lexicon
Everyone
πᾶς (pas)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

does
πράσσων (prassōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4238: To do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.

evil
φαῦλα (phaula)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5337: Worthless, wicked, base. Apparently a primary word; 'foul' or 'flawy', i.e. wicked.

hates
μισεῖ (misei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3404: To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Light,
φῶς (phōs)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

{does} not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

come
ἔρχεται (erchetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

into
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Light
φῶς (phōs)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.

for fear that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

μὴ ()
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

deeds
ἔργα (erga)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

will be exposed.
ἐλεγχθῇ (elenchthē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1651: (a) I reprove, rebuke, discipline, (b) I expose, show to be guilty. Of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

Young's Literal Translation
for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

New American Standard Bible
"For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

King James Bible
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

New Living Translation
All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.

English Standard Version
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

New American Standard Bible
"For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

King James Bible
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

International Standard Version
Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed.

NET Bible
For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.

American Standard Version
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

English Revised Version
For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

Young's Literal Translation
for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;
















Cross References
Job 24:16
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

Jeremiah 9:6
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

John 3:21
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Ephesians 5:13
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:22
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
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