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Soοὖνthey were looking forἐζήτουνJesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνandκαὶsayingἔλεγονtoμετ’one anotherἀλλήλωνas they stoodἑστηκότεςinἐνthe temple,τῷ ἱερῷ“WhatΤίdo youὑμῖνthink?δοκεῖThatὅτιhe will notοὐ μὴcomeἔλθῃtoεἰςthe feast?”τὴν ἑορτήν
John 11:56
Study it in the app“So they were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast?””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:56, word by word
- they were looking forἐζήτουνezētoun
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “ezētoun” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
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 “Iēsoun” appears- sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlōn” appears- as they stoodἑστηκότεςhestēkotes
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestēkotes” appears- the templeἱερῷhierōi
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierōi” appears- thinkδοκεῖdokei
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokei” appears- comeἔλθῃelthēi
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthēi” appears- the feastἑορτήνheortēn
feast, festival
Feast, festival.
Where else “heortēn” appears
The context
55Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country before the Passover to purify themselves.
56 · This verse (above)
57Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, so that they might seize him.
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?