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IfεἰI have toldεἶπονyouὑμῖνearthly thingsτὰ ἐπίγειαandκαὶyou do notοὐbelieve,πιστεύετεhowπῶςwill you believeπιστεύσετεifἐὰνI tellεἴπωyouὑμῖνheavenly things?τὰ ἐπουράνια
John 3:12
Study it in the app“If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:12, word by word
- I have toldεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- earthly thingsἐπίγειαepigeia
earthly
Earthly, of the earth.
Where else “epigeia” appears- believeπιστεύετεpisteuete
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuete” appears- heavenly thingsἐπουράνιαepourania
heavenly
Heavenly, of heaven.
Where else “epourania” appears
The context
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.
12 · This verse (above)
13And no one has gone up into heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of Man.
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?