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Andκαὶ δὲyouὑμεῖςalso testify,μαρτυρεῖτεbecauseὅτιyou have beenἐστεwithμετ’meἐμοῦfromἀπ’the beginning.ἀρχῆς
John 15:27
Study it in the app“And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.”
With the Greek beneath
John 15:27, word by word
- also testifyμαρτυρεῖτεmartyreite
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyreite” appears- you have beenἐστεeste
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “este” appears- the beginningἀρχῆςarchēs
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēs” appears
The context
26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
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To study John 15 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus calls himself the true vine. What does he say happens to the branch that stays in him and to the one that does not? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I no longer call you servants, but friends” (v. 15). According to the text, what makes someone a friend? (vv. 12-17)
3. How I live it
“Remain in my love” (v. 9). What simple habit would help you stay close to Jesus this week?