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NicodemusΝικόδημοςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“HowΠῶςcanδύναταιthese thingsταῦταbe?”γενέσθαι
John 3:9
Study it in the app“Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can these things be?””
With the Greek beneath
John 3:9, word by word
- NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmos
Nicodemus
Nicodemus: a Pharisee and a leader of the Jews who visited Jesus at night.
Where else “Nikodēmos” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- canδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- beγενέσθαιgenesthai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genesthai” appears
The context
8The wind blows where it wants, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from and where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
9 · This verse (above)
10Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel, and you do not know these things?
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?