Issue 80 Reflexive Pronouns
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### Examples from the Bible
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##### The reflexive pronoun shows that the same person or thing fills two different roles in a sentence.
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##### The reflexive pronoun shows that the same person or thing fills two different roles in a sentence. Often the reflexive pronoun is the object of the sentence, and it refers to the same person that the subject refers to. (See [Sentence Structure](../figs-sentences/01.md))
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>Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but <u>Jesus</u> hid <u>himself</u> and went out of the temple. (John 8:59)
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>Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but <u>Jesus</u> hid <u>himself</u> and went out of the temple. (John 8:59 ULB)
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The word "himself" refers to Jesus.
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"Jesus" is the subject of the verb "hid," and "himself" is the object of "hid." The word "himself" refers to Jesus.
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>If <u>I</u> should testify about <u>myself</u>, my testimony would not be true. (John 5:31 ULB)
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Jesus was speaking. The words "I" and "myself" both refer to Jesus.
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The word "I" is the subject of "testify," and "myself" is the object of "testify." The words "I" and "myself" both refer to Jesus.
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>Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and <u>many</u> went up to Jerusalem from the country before the Passover in order to purify <u>themselves</u>. (John 11:55 ULB)
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The word "themselves" refers to the "many" who went up in order to purify themselves.
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"Many" is the subject of "purify," and "themselves" is the object of "purify." The word "themselves" refers to the many people.
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##### The reflexive pronouns emphasizes a person or thing in the sentence.
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>... <u>Jesus himself</u> was not baptizing, but his disciples were ... (John 4:2 ULB)
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