Study it in the app“So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains forever. And how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?””
Soοὖνthe crowdὁ ὄχλοςansweredἀπεκρίθηhim,αὐτῷ“WeἩμεῖςhave heardἠκούσαμενfromἐκthe lawτοῦ νόμουthatὅτιthe Messiahὁ χριστὸςremainsμένειforever.εἰς τὸν αἰῶναAndκαὶhowπῶςcan youσὺsayλέγειςthatὅτιthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουmustδεῖbe lifted up?ὑψωθῆναιWhoτίςisἐστινthisοὗτοςSonὁ υἱὸςof Man?”τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlos” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appearshear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousamen” appearslaw
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appearsremain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appearsforever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legeis” appearsSon
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appearsSon of Man
"The Son of Man": what Jesus calls himself.
Where else “anthrōpou” appearsmust
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appearslift up
To raise something high, as on the cross.
Where else “hypsōthēnai” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsPerhaps they have in mind passages such as Psalm 89:36-37, Isaiah 9:7 or Daniel 7:14; here “the law” covers the whole of Scripture.
33He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
34 · This verse (above)
35So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness may not overtake you; and whoever walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
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?
