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They askedἠρώτησανhim,αὐτόν“WhoΤίςisἐστινthe manὁ ἄνθρωποςwhoὁsaidεἰπώνto you,σοι‘Pick it upἎρονandκαὶwalk’?”περιπάτει
John 5:12
Study it in the app“They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk’?””
With the Greek beneath
John 5:12, word by word
- They askedἠρώτησανērōtēsan
ask
To want to know something and turn to another so they tell it.
Where else “ērōtēsan” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- saidεἰπώνeipōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipōn” appears- ‘Pick it upἎρονAron
pick up
To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.
Where else “Aron” appears- walk’περιπάτειperipatei
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatei” appears
The context
11But he answered them, “The one who made me well, he said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
12 · This verse (above)
13But the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away, there being a crowd in the place.
To study John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, and what does he tell him to do? What problem do the Jews see? (vv. 5-16)
2. What it means
Jesus says the works he does bear witness about him (v. 36). What other witnesses does he mention in this chapter? (vv. 31-47)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the sick man, “Do you want to get well?” (v. 6). What change would you like to ask God for in your life today?