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Butδέifἐὰνanyoneτιςwalksπεριπατῇinἐνthe night,τῇ νυκτίhe stumbles,προσκόπτειbecauseὅτιthe lightτὸ φῶςis notοὐκ ἔστινinἐνhim.”αὐτῷ
John 11:10
Study it in the app“But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:10, word by word
- walksπεριπατῇperipatēi
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatēi” appears- the nightνυκτίnykti
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nykti” appears- he stumblesπροσκόπτειproskoptei
stumble
To trip and fall; fall through unbelief.
Where else “proskoptei” appears- the lightφῶςphōs
light
Light from the sun, a lamp or heaven.
Where else “phōs” appears- is notἔστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears
The context
9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10 · This verse (above)
11He said these things, and after this he says to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.”
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?