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Andδέthisαὕτηisἐστινthe judgment:ἡ κρίσιςthatὅτιthe lightτὸ φῶςhas comeἐλήλυθενintoεἰςthe world,τὸν κόσμονandκαὶpeopleοἱ ἄνθρωποιlovedἠγάπησανthe darknessτὸ σκότοςratherμᾶλλονthanἢthe light,τὸ φῶςforγὰρtheir worksαὐτῶν τὰ ἔργαwereἦνevil.πονηρὰ
John 3:19
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:19, word by word
- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the judgmentκρίσιςkrisis
judgment
A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.
Where else “krisis” appears- the lightφῶςphōs
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōs” appears- has comeἐλήλυθενelēlythen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elēlythen” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmon” appears- peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoi
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpoi” appears- lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsan
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “ēgapēsan” appears- the darknessσκότοςskotos
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotos” appears- ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- their worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- evilπονηρὰponēra
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēra” appears
The context
18Whoever 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.
19 · This verse (above)
20For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.
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?