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JesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“YouΣὺareεἶthe teacherὁ διδάσκαλοςof Israel,τοῦ Ἰσραὴλandκαὶyou do notοὐknowγινώσκειςthese things?ταῦτα
John 3:10
Study it in the app“Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel, and you do not know these things?”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:10, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- the teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “didaskalos” appears- of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- knowγινώσκειςginōskeis
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskeis” appears
The context
9Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can these things be?”
10 · This verse (above)
11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen, and you do not receive our testimony.
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?