48
Ifἐὰνwe letἀφῶμενhim go onαὐτὸνlike this,οὕτωςallπάντεςwill believeπιστεύσουσινinεἰςhim,αὐτόνandκαὶthe Romansοἱ Ῥωμαῖοιwill comeἐλεύσονταιandκαὶtake awayἀροῦσινbothκαὶourἡμῶνplaceτὸν τόπονandκαὶour nation.”τὸ ἔθνος
John 11:48
Study it in the app“If 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.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:48, word by word
- we letἀφῶμενaphōmen
allow
To permit: the children coming to Jesus.
Where else “aphōmen” appears- will believeπιστεύσουσινpisteusousin
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusousin” appears- the RomansῬωμαῖοιRhōmaioi
Roman
Roman.
Where else “Rhōmaioi” appears- will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “eleusontai” appears- take awayἀροῦσινarousin
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “arousin” appears- placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- our nationἔθνοςethnos
nation
A people with its own land, language and customs.
Where else “ethnos” appears
Translation note
“Our place” is probably the temple.
The context
47So the high priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is doing many signs.
48 · This verse (above)
49But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
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?