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Forγὰρeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁdoesπράσσωνwicked thingsφαῦλαhatesμισεῖthe lightτὸ φῶςandκαὶdoes notοὐκcomeἔρχεταιtoπρὸςthe light,τὸ φῶςso thatἵναhis worksτὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦmay notμὴbe exposed.ἐλεγχθῇ
John 3:20
Study it in the app“For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:20, word by word
- doesπράσσωνprassōn
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “prassōn” appears- wicked thingsφαῦλαphaula
evil, worthless
Bad, worthless.
Where else “phaula” appears- hatesμισεῖmisei
hate
To feel deep aversion toward someone or something and want it away.
Where else “misei” appears- the lightφῶςphōs
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōs” appears- comeἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- his worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- be exposedἐλεγχθῇelenchthēi
expose
To bring to light what was hidden.
Where else “elenchthēi” appears
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so that it may be shown plainly that his works have been done in God.”
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?