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Whoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνhasἔχειeternalαἰώνιονlife;ζωὴνbutδὲwhoeverὁdisobeysἀπειθῶνthe Sonτῷ υἱῷwill notοὐκseeὄψεταιlife,ζωήνbutἀλλ’the wrathἡ ὀργὴof Godτοῦ θεοῦremainsμένειonἐπ’him.αὐτόν
John 3:36
Study it in the app“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:36, word by word
- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- disobeysἀπειθῶνapeithōn
disobey
Not to obey God.
Where else “apeithōn” appears- seeὄψεταιopsetai
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “opsetai” appears- the wrathὀργὴorgē
wrath
God's anger against evil, his punishment.
Where else “orgē” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- remainsμένειmenei
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appears
The context
35The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
36 · This verse (above)
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?