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Whoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςhimαὐτὸνis notοὐjudged;κρίνεταιbutδὲwhoeverὁdoes notμὴbelieveπιστεύωνhas alreadyἤδηbeen judged,κέκριταιbecauseὅτιhe has notμὴbelievedπεπίστευκενinεἰςthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof the onlyτοῦ μονογενοῦςSonυἱοῦof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
John 3:18
Study it in the app“Whoever believes in him is not judged; but whoever does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:18, word by word
- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- judgedκρίνεταιkrinetai
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinetai” appears- has alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- the nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- of the onlyμονογενοῦςmonogenous
only, unique
Only, unique; the only one of its kind.
Where else “monogenous” appears- Sonυἱοῦhuiou
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiou” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
17For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through him.
18 · This verse (above)
19And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
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?