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AndκαὶwhereὅπουIἐγὼam going,ὑπάγωyou knowοἴδατεthe way.”τὴν ὁδόν
John 14:4
Study it in the app“And where I am going, you know the way.””
With the Greek beneath
John 14:4, word by word
- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- am goingὑπάγωhypagō
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypagō” appears- you knowοἴδατεoidate
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidate” appears- the wayὁδόνhodon
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appears
The context
3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.
4 · This verse (above)
5Thomas says to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”
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?