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Andκαὶthey will doποιήσουσινthese thingsταῦταbecauseὅτιthey have notοὐκknownἔγνωσανthe Fatherτὸν πατέραnorοὐδὲme.ἐμέ
John 16:3
Study it in the app“And they will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 16:3, word by word
- they will doποιήσουσινpoiēsousin
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsousin” appears- knownἔγνωσανegnōsan
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “egnōsan” appears- the Fatherπατέραpatera
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appears
The context
2They will put you out of the synagogue; indeed, an hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.
3 · This verse (above)
4But I have spoken these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember them, that I told you. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
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?