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The disciplesοἱ μαθηταίsayλέγουσινto him,αὐτῷ“Rabbi,Ῥαββίthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιwere just nowνῦνseekingἐζήτουνto stoneλιθάσαιyou,σεandκαὶare you goingὑπάγειςthereἐκεῖagain?”πάλιν
John 11:8
Study it in the app“The disciples say to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:8, word by word
- The disciplesμαθηταίmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- sayλέγουσινlegousin
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousin” appears- “RabbiῬαββίRhabbi
Rabbi
Rabbi: a Hebrew word that means "my teacher".
Where else “Rhabbi” appears- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- seekingἐζήτουνezētoun
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “ezētoun” appears- to stoneλιθάσαιlithasai
stone
Stone, kill by throwing stones.
Where else “lithasai” appears- are you goingὑπάγειςhypageis
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypageis” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears
The context
7Then after this he says to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
8 · This verse (above)
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.
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?