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AfterΜετὰ δὲthe twoτὰς δύοdaysἡμέραςhe went outἐξῆλθενfrom thereἐκεῖθενintoεἰςGalilee.τὴν Γαλιλαίαν
John 4:43
Study it in the app“After the two days he went out from there into Galilee.”
With the Greek beneath
John 4:43, word by word
- the twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- from thereἐκεῖθενekeithen
from there
From there.
Where else “ekeithen” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaian
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaian” appears
Places in this verse
Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
42And they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”
43 · This verse (above)
44For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own homeland.
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?