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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“IἘγώamεἰμιthe wayἡ ὁδὸςandκαὶthe truthἡ ἀλήθειαandκαὶthe life.ἡ ζωήNo oneοὐδεὶςcomesἔρχεταιtoπρὸςthe Fatherτὸν πατέραexceptεἰ μὴthroughδι’me.ἐμοῦ
John 14:6
Study it in the app“Jesus says to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
He tells Philip that seeing him is seeing the Father, and that he is the wayWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
John 14:6, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the wayὁδὸςhodos
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodos” appears- the truthἀλήθειαalētheia
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheia” appears- the lifeζωήzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears- comesἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- the Fatherπατέραpatera
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appears
The context
5Thomas says to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”
6 · This verse (above)
7If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you know him and have seen 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?