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I still haveἜτι ἔχωmany thingsπολλὰto sayλέγεινto you,ὑμῖνbutἀλλ’you cannotοὐ δύνασθεbear themβαστάζεινnow.ἄρτι
John 16:12
Study it in the app“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.”
Jesus explains why it is better that he go: the Spirit of truth will comeThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
John 16:12, word by word
- I still haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- many thingsπολλὰpolla
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polla” appears- to sayλέγεινlegein
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legein” appears- you cannotδύνασθεdynasthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appears- bear themβαστάζεινbastazein
bear
To carry the weight of others or of something hard without dropping it.
Where else “bastazein” appears- nowἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears
The context
11concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 · This verse (above)
13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you in all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will announce to you the things to come.
To study John 16 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says it is to their advantage that he goes away. What does he say the Spirit of truth will do when he comes? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus uses the picture of a woman giving birth to speak of sorrow and joy (vv. 20-22). What does he want his disciples to understand?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “In the world you have affliction, but take courage” (v. 33). What difficulty today can you face with that peace?