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He saysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς“ComeἜρχεσθεandκαὶyou will see.”ὄψεσθεSoοὖνthey cameἦλθανandκαὶsawεἶδανwhereποῦhe was staying,μένειandκαὶthey stayedἔμεινανwithπαρ’himαὐτῷthat day.τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνηνIt wasἦνaboutὡςthe tenthδεκάτηhour.ὥρα
John 1:39
Study it in the app“He says to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:39, word by word
- He saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “ComeἜρχεσθεErchesthe
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “Erchesthe” appears- you will seeὄψεσθεopsesthe
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “opsesthe” appears- whereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- he was stayingμένειmenei
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “menei” appears- that dayἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- It wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- the tenthδεκάτηdekatē
tenth
The one in tenth place in a series, like the tenth hour of the day.
Where else “dekatē” appears- hourὥραhōra
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōra” appears
Translation note
The tenth hour, counting from sunrise, was about four in the afternoon.
The context
38And Jesus turned, and seeing them following, he says to them, “What are you looking for?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which, translated, means Teacher), “where are you staying?”
39 · This verse (above)
40Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard from John and followed him.
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?