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ThisΟὗτόςisἐστινthe discipleὁ μαθητὴςwhoὁtestifiesμαρτυρῶνaboutπερὶthese thingsτούτωνandκαὶwhoὁwroteγράψαςthese things,ταῦταandκαὶwe knowοἴδαμενthatὅτιhis testimonyαὐτοῦ ἡ μαρτυρίαisἐστίνtrue.ἀληθὴς
John 21:24
Study it in the app“This is the disciple who testifies about these things and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.”
With the Greek beneath
John 21:24, word by word
- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the discipleμαθητὴςmathētēs
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētēs” appears- testifiesμαρτυρῶνmartyrōn
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrōn” appears- wroteγράψαςgrapsas
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “grapsas” appears- we knowοἴδαμενoidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appears- his testimonyμαρτυρίαmartyria
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyria” appears- trueἀληθὴςalēthēs
true, truthful
True, truthful.
Where else “alēthēs” appears
The context
23So this word went out among the brothers, that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”
24 · This verse (above)
25Now there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself could hold the books that would be written.
To study John 21 in a group
1. What it says
After a night of catching nothing, what does Jesus say from the shore, what happens to the net, and what does he offer them? (vv. 3-13)
2. What it means
Jesus asks Peter three times whether he loves him, and tells him to care for his sheep (vv. 15-17). What connection does he see between loving Jesus and caring for others?
3. How I live it
Peter asked about the other disciple, and Jesus said, “You, follow me” (vv. 21-22). When could you stop comparing your path with others'?