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Ifἐὰνanyoneτιςservesδιακονῇme,ἐμοίlet him followἀκολουθείτωme;ἐμοὶandκαὶwhereὅπουIἐγὼam,εἰμὶthereἐκεῖmy servantὁ διάκονος ὁ ἐμὸςwill beἔσταιalso.καὶIfἐάνanyoneτιςservesδιακονῇme,ἐμοὶthe Fatherὁ πατήρwill honorτιμήσειhim.αὐτὸν
John 12:26
Study it in the app“If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 12:26, word by word
- servesδιακονῇdiakonēi
serve
To take care of others, help with their needs.
Where else “diakonēi” appears- let him followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitō
follow as disciple
To leave everything to go with Jesus as a disciple.
Where else “akoloutheitō” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- amεἰμὶeimi
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “eimi” appears- my servantδιάκονοςdiakonos
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonos” appears- my servantἐμὸςemos
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emos” appears- the Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- will honorτιμήσειtimēsei
honor
To give someone respect and esteem.
Where else “timēsei” appears
The context
25Whoever holds his life dear loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 · This verse (above)
27Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this reason I came to this hour.
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?