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forγὰρthe Fatherὁ πατὴρhimselfαὐτὸςholds you dear,φιλεῖ ὑμᾶςbecauseὅτιyouὑμεῖςhave held me dearἐμὲ πεφιλήκατεandκαὶhave believedπεπιστεύκατεthatὅτιIἐγὼcame forthἐξῆλθονfromπαρὰGod.τοῦ θεοῦ
John 16:27
Study it in the app“for the Father himself holds you dear, because you have held me dear and have believed that I came forth from God.”
With the Greek beneath
John 16:27, word by word
- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- holds you dearφιλεῖphilei
hold dear
To be fond of someone, or like something.
Where else “philei” appears- have believedπεπιστεύκατεpepisteukate
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pepisteukate” appears- came forthἐξῆλθονexēlthon
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthon” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
26On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on behalf of you;
27 · This verse (above)
28I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
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?