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Andκαὶmanyπολλοὶcameἦλθονtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸνandκαὶthey were saying,ἔλεγον“JohnἸωάννηςdidἐποίησενnoοὐδένsign,σημεῖονbutδὲeverythingπάνταthatὅσαJohnἸωάννηςsaidεἶπενaboutπερὶthis manτούτουwasἦνtrue.”ἀληθῆ
John 10:41
Study it in the app“And many came to him, and they were saying, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.””
With the Greek beneath
John 10:41, word by word
- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- cameἦλθονēlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- they were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- didἐποίησενepoiēsen
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- signσημεῖονsēmeion
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeion” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- trueἀληθῆalēthē
true, truthful
True, truthful.
Where else “alēthē” appears
The context
40And he went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been immersing at first, and he stayed there.
41 · This verse (above)
42And many believed in him there.
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?