Gloss
amen, the truth; a formula of solemn expression of certainty. In the Gospel of John it is doubled in the sayings of Jesus for emphasis
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀμήν
Greek transliteration
amēn
Simplified transliteration
amen
Numbers
Strong's number
281
GK Number
297
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
129
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
particle
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἀμήν
| Luke 23:43 | And Jesus said to him, “In solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) I tell you: today you will be with me in paradise.” |
| John 1:51 | Then he said to him, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth: (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” |
| John 3:3 | Jesus answered him, saying, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), unless a person is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” |
| John 3:5 | Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), unless one is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. |
| John 3:11 | “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. |
| John 5:19 | Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son is doing likewise. |
| John 5:24 | I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. |
| John 5:25 | “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the hour is coming and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. |
| John 6:26 | Jesus responded saying, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), you are not looking for me because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate the loaves and had all you wanted. |
| John 6:32 | Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. |
| John 6:47 | I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the one who believes has eternal life. |
| John 6:53 | Jesus therefore said to them, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will have no life in you. |
| John 8:34 | Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. |
| John 8:51 | I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” |
| John 8:58 | Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), before Abraham came to be, I am!” |
| John 10:1 | “I tell you the solemn (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the one who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. |
| John 10:7 | So Jesus said once again, “I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), I am the gate for the sheep. |
| John 12:24 | I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains a single kernel; but if it dies it produces a great harvest. |
| John 13:16 | I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the servant is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. |
| John 13:20 | I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), whoever receives one whom I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” |
| John 13:21 | After saying these things, Jesus became troubled in spirit, and testified, “I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), one of you will betray me.” |
| John 13:38 | Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the rooster will not crow before you deny me three times. |
| John 14:12 | I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), the one who believes in me will do the works that I do; in fact, greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. |
| John 16:20 | I tell you the solemn truth (amēn | ἀμήν | particle), you will weep and wail, and the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. |
| John 16:23 | On that day you will question me about nothing. I tell you the solemn truth: (amēn | ἀμήν | particle) whatever you ask of the Father in my name he will give to you. |
