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JesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“BecauseὍτιI toldεἶπόνyouσοιthatὅτιI sawεἶδόνyouσεunderὑποκάτωthe fig tree,τῆς συκῆςdo you believe?πιστεύειςYou will seeὄψῃgreater thingsμείζωthan these.”τούτων
John 1:50
Study it in the app“Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:50, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- I sawεἶδόνeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- underὑποκάτωhypokatō
under
Under, beneath.
Where else “hypokatō” appears- the fig treeσυκῆςsykēs
fig tree
Fig tree.
Where else “sykēs” appears- do you believeπιστεύειςpisteueis
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteueis” appears- greater thingsμείζωmeizō
greater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “meizō” appears
The context
49Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!”
50 · This verse (above)
51And he says to him, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God going up and coming down on the Son of Man.”
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?