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ThomasΘωμᾶςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεwe do notοὐκknowοἴδαμενwhereποῦyou are going;ὑπάγειςhowπῶςcan weδυνάμεθαknowεἰδέναιthe way?”τὴν ὁδὸν
John 14:5
Study it in the app“Thomas says to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?””
With the Greek beneath
John 14:5, word by word
- ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmas
Thomas
Thomas, one of the Twelve; his Aramaic name means "twin".
Where else “Thōmas” 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- knowοἴδαμενoidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appears- whereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- you are goingὑπάγειςhypageis
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypageis” appears- can weδυνάμεθαdynametha
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynametha” appears- the wayὁδὸνhodon
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appears
The context
4And where I am going, you know the way.”
5 · This verse (above)
6Jesus says to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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?