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Truly,ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνwhoeverὁreceivesλαμβάνωνanyoneἄν τιναI sendπέμψωreceivesλαμβάνειme,ἐμὲandδὲwhoeverὁreceivesλαμβάνωνmeἐμὲreceivesλαμβάνειthe one whoτὸνsentπέμψαντάme.”με
John 13:20
Study it in the app“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.””
With the Greek beneath
John 13:20, word by word
- Trulyἀμὴνamēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “amēn” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- receivesλαμβάνωνlambanōn
welcome
To welcome someone into your home.
Where else “lambanōn” appears- I sendπέμψωpempsō
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsō” appears
The context
19From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe that I am.
20 · This verse (above)
21Having said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will hand me over.”
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?