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JudasἸούδας(notοὐχIscariot)ὁ Ἰσκαριώτηςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεwhatτίhas happenedγέγονενthatὅτιyou are goingμέλλειςto revealἐμφανίζεινyourselfσεαυτὸνto usἡμῖνandκαὶnotοὐχὶto the world?”τῷ κόσμῳ
John 14:22
Study it in the app“Judas (not Iscariot) says to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?””
Whoever keeps his words is loved by the Father and he comes to live with themFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 14:22, word by word
- JudasἸούδαςIoudas
Judas
Judas or Judah, depending on the person: Judah the son of Jacob and his tribe, Judas Iscariot, Judas the brother of Jesus, and others with this name.
Where else “Ioudas” appears- Iscariot)ἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēs
Iscariot
Iscariot, the surname of Judas, the one who handed Jesus over; perhaps "man of Kerioth".
Where else “Iskariōtēs” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- has happenedγέγονενgegonen
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “gegonen” appears- you are goingμέλλειςmelleis
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “melleis” appears- to revealἐμφανίζεινemphanizein
appear
To show oneself to others so they see and know one.
Where else “emphanizein” appears- yourselfσεαυτὸνseauton
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seauton” appears- notοὐχὶouchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appears- to the worldκόσμῳkosmōi
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmōi” appears
Translation note
John says only “not Iscariot”; this may be Judas son of James, in the lists of Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13.
The context
21Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”
22 · This verse (above)
23Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.
To study John 14 in a group
1. What it says
Thomas asks how to know the way, and Philip asks to see the Father. What does Jesus answer each of them? (vv. 5-11)
2. What it means
Jesus promises another Advocate, the Spirit of truth, and leaves his peace (vv. 16-17, 26-27). What does he say the Advocate will do?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid” (v. 27). What troubles you today, and how could you place it in his hands?