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September 6, 2014
Literal translation of the Latin: Jesus is the Good Shepherd who, although (we are) sinners, nay, indeed inasmuch as (we are) sinners, seeks us out and remains with us.
Here's how the Latin works.
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Latin
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English
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Parsing
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Grammar Points
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Iesus
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Jesus
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nom. sing. masc. proper name
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Iesus, Iesu; subject of est
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est
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is
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3rd pers. sing. pres. ind. verb
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sum, esse, fui
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Pastor
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the Shepherd
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nom. sing. masc. noun
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pastor, pastoris
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Bonus
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Good
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nom, sing. masc. adj.
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bonus, bona, bonum; modifies Pastor
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qui
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who
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nom. sing. masc. rel. pronoun
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qui, quae, quod; subj. of quaerit and
remanet
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nos
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us
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acc. pl. 1st. pers. pronoun
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nos, nostrum; direct obj. of quaerit
and remanet
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quamvis
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although
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conj.
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peccatores
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sinners
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acc. pl. masc. noun
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peccator, peccatoris; dir. obj. of quaerit
and remanet
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immo
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nay
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adv.
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vero
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indeed
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adv,
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quatenus
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inasmuch as
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conj.
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peccatores
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sinners
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acc. pl. masc. noun
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peccator, peccatoris; dir. obj. of quaerit
and remanet
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quaerit
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seeks
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3rd pers. sing. pres. act. ind. verb
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quaero, quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitum
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et
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and
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conj.
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nobiscum
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with us
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abl. pl. 1st. pers. pl pronoun + cum
as enclitic
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remanet
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remains
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3rd pers. pres. act. ind. verb
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remaneo, remanere, remansi
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