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From now onἀπ’ ἄρτιI am tellingλέγωyouὑμῖνbeforeπρὸ τοῦit happens,γενέσθαιso thatἵναwhenὅτανit does happenγένηταιyou may believeπιστεύσητεthatὅτιIἐγώam.εἰμι
John 13:19
Study it in the app“From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe that I am.”
With the Greek beneath
John 13:19, word by word
- From now onἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears- I am tellingλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- it happensγενέσθαιgenesthai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genesthai” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- you may believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēte
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusēte” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears
The context
18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’
19 · This verse (above)
20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
To study John 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do during the supper, what does he answer Peter when he resists, and what does he ask of them all? (vv. 4-15)
2. What it means
Jesus gives a new commandment: to love one another as he has loved them (v. 34). What does his washing of their feet show about that love?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “I have given you an example” (v. 15). Whom could you serve today with a simple gesture, without being asked?