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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto her,αὐτῇ“IἘγώam he,εἰμιthe one whoὁis speakingλαλῶνto you.”σοι
John 4:26
Study it in the app“Jesus says to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.””
With the Greek beneath
John 4:26, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- am heεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- is speakingλαλῶνlalōn
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalōn” appears
Translation note
Literally “I am” (egō eimi), the same words as Exodus 3:14 in Greek (“I am the one who is”); it can be understood as an echo of the name by which God revealed himself (compare 8:58).
The context
25The woman says to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (the one called Anointed); when he comes, he will declare all things to us.”
26 · This verse (above)
27And at this his disciples came, and they were amazed that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are you speaking with her?”
To study John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?