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butδὲifεἰI do them,ποιῶeven ifκἂνyou do notμὴbelieveπιστεύητεme,ἐμοὶbelieveπιστεύετεthe works,τοῖς ἔργοιςso thatἵναyou may knowγνῶτεandκαὶkeep on knowingγινώσκητεthatὅτιthe Fatherὁ πατὴρis inἐνmeἐμοὶand Iκἀγὼaminἐνthe Father.”τῷ πατρί
John 10:38
Study it in the app“but if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and keep on knowing that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.””
With the Greek beneath
John 10:38, word by word
- I do themποιῶpoiō
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiō” appears- even ifκἂνkan
even if
Raises an extreme case that does not change what is stated.
Where else “kan” appears- believeπιστεύητεpisteuēte
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuēte” appears- the worksἔργοιςergois
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergois” appears- you may knowγνῶτεgnōte
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōte” appears- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears
The context
37If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me;
38 · This verse (above)
39So they were seeking again to seize him, and he escaped from their hands.
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?