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Andκαὶifἐάνanyoneτίςhearsἀκούσῃmy wordsμου τῶν ῥημάτωνandκαὶdoes notμὴkeep them,φυλάξῃIἐγὼdo notοὐjudgeκρίνωhim;αὐτόνforγὰρI did notοὐcomeἦλθονtoἵναjudgeκρίνωthe worldτὸν κόσμονbutἀλλ’toἵναsaveσώσωthe world.τὸν κόσμον
John 12:47
Study it in the app“And if anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.”
With the Greek beneath
John 12:47, word by word
- hearsἀκούσῃakousēi
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousēi” appears- my wordsῥημάτωνrhēmatōn
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmatōn” appears- keep themφυλάξῃphylaxēi
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “phylaxēi” appears- judgeκρίνωkrinō
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinō” appears- comeἦλθονēlthon
come as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmon” appears- saveσώσωsōsō
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōsō” appears
The context
46I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
47 · This verse (above)
48Whoever rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge: the word that I have spoken, that will judge him on the last day.
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?