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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς“MyἘμὸνfoodβρῶμάisἐστινtoἵναdoποιήσωthe willτὸ θέλημαof the one whoτοῦsentπέμψαντόςmeμεandκαὶto completeτελειώσωhis work.αὐτοῦ τὸ ἔργον
John 4:34
Study it in the app“Jesus says to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.”
With the Greek beneath
John 4:34, 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- “MyἘμὸνEmon
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “Emon” appears- foodβρῶμάbrōma
food
Food.
Where else “brōma” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- doποιήσωpoiēsō
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiēsō” appears- the willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- sentπέμψαντόςpempsantos
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsantos” appears- to completeτελειώσωteleiōsō
finish
To finish something, carry it out.
Where else “teleiōsō” appears- his workἔργονergon
task
The job given to someone.
Where else “ergon” appears
The context
33So the disciples were saying to one another, “Surely no one has brought him anything to eat?”
34 · This verse (above)
35Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then the harvest comes’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest. Already
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?