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He did notοὐκsayεἶπενthisτοῦτοofἀφ’his own accord,ἑαυτοῦbutἀλλὰbeingὢνhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςthat year,τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνουhe prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενthatὅτιJesusἸησοῦςwouldἔμελλενdieἀποθνῄσκεινforὑπὲρthe nation,τοῦ ἔθνους
John 11:51
Study it in the app“He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:51, word by word
- sayεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- beingὢνōn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appears- high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereus
high priest
The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.
Where else “archiereus” appears- that yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautou
year
Year.
Where else “eniautou” appears- he prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusen
prophesy
Prophesy: speak on God's behalf.
Where else “eprophēteusen” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- wouldἔμελλενemellen
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “emellen” appears- dieἀποθνῄσκεινapothnēiskein
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothnēiskein” appears- the nationἔθνουςethnous
nation
A people with its own land, language and customs.
Where else “ethnous” appears
The context
50nor do you consider that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.”
51 · This verse (above)
52and not for the nation only, but so that he might also gather into one the children of God who are scattered.
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?