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AndΚαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνthe testimonyἡ μαρτυρίαof John,τοῦ Ἰωάννουwhenὅτεthe Jewsοἱ ἸουδαῖοιsentἀπέστειλανpriestsἱερεῖςandκαὶLevitesΛευίταςfromἐξJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνtoἵναaskἐρωτήσωσινhim,αὐτόν“Whoτίςareεἶyou?”Σὺ
John 1:19
Study it in the app“And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:19, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the testimonyμαρτυρίαmartyria
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyria” appears- of JohnἸωάννουIōannou
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appears- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- sentἀπέστειλανapesteilan
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilan” appears- priestsἱερεῖςhiereis
priest
Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.
Where else “hiereis” appears- LevitesΛευίταςLeuitas
Levite
Levite: a member of the tribe of Levi who served in the temple.
Where else “Leuitas” appears- JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHierosolymōn
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymōn” appears- askἐρωτήσωσινerōtēsōsin
ask
To want to know something and turn to another so they tell it.
Where else “erōtēsōsin” appears
Translation note
Here “the Jews” are those who send priests and Levites from Jerusalem; it can be understood that in John the expression often refers to the religious authorities, not to the whole people.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
18No one has ever seen God; the only one, who is God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
19 · This verse (above)
20And he confessed and did not deny, and he confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?