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Soοὖνtheseοὗτοιcameπροσῆλθονto Philip,Φιλίππῳwho wasτῷfromἀπὸBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰin Galilee,τῆς Γαλιλαίαςandκαὶthey were askingἠρώτωνhim,αὐτὸνsaying,λέγοντες“Sir,Κύριεwe wishθέλομενto seeἰδεῖνJesus.”τὸν Ἰησοῦν
John 12:21
Study it in the app“So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and they were asking him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.””
With the Greek beneath
John 12:21, word by word
- cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthon
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “prosēlthon” appears- to PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōi
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippōi” appears- BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaida
Bethsaida
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthsaida” appears- in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- they were askingἠρώτωνērōtōn
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “ērōtōn” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “SirΚύριεKyrie
sir
A respectful way to address someone.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- we wishθέλομενthelomen
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelomen” appears- to seeἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” 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
Places in this verse
1Bethsaida ?
Today: possibly et-Tell (Bethsaida), Israel
A town near the north shore of the Sea of Galilee; its exact site is not certain.
Philip, Andrew and Peter came from there (John 1:44). Jesus healed a blind man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22).
2Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
21 · This verse (above)
22Philip comes and tells Andrew; Andrew and Philip come and tell Jesus.
To study John 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does Mary do with the perfume at the dinner in Bethany, and what does Judas object? How does Jesus answer? (vv. 3-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says a grain of wheat, if it dies, bears much fruit (v. 24). What connection does he see between losing one's life and serving him? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Mary gave the best she had to Jesus (v. 3). What is the best you have, and how could you offer it with love today?