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Soοὖνa disputeζήτησιςaroseἘγένετοbetweenἐκJohn’s disciplesτῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννουandμετὰa JewἸουδαίουaboutπερὶpurification.καθαρισμοῦ
John 3:25
Study it in the app“So a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew about purification.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:25, word by word
- a disputeζήτησιςzētēsis
discussion, dispute
Discussion, debate.
Where else “zētēsis” appears- aroseἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- John’s disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōn
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētōn” appears- John’s disciplesἸωάννουIōannou
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appears- a JewἸουδαίουIoudaiou
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiou” appears- purificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismou
purification
Purification, ritual washing.
Where else “katharismou” appears
The context
24For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25 · This verse (above)
26And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he is immersing, and everyone is going to him.”
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?