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Soοὖνthe high priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶthe Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιgatheredσυνήγαγονa councilσυνέδριονandκαὶwere saying,ἔλεγον“WhatΤίare we doing?ποιοῦμενForὅτιthisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςis doingποιεῖmanyπολλὰsigns.σημεῖα
John 11:47
Study it in the app“So the high priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is doing many signs.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:47, word by word
- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- gatheredσυνήγαγονsynēgagon
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synēgagon” appears- a councilσυνέδριονsynedrion
council
The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.
Where else “synedrion” appears- were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- are we doingποιοῦμενpoioumen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poioumen” appears- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- manyπολλὰpolla
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polla” appears- signsσημεῖαsēmeia
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeia” appears
The context
46But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47 · This verse (above)
48If we let him go on like this, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
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?