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The manὁ ἄνθρωποςwent awayἀπῆλθενandκαὶtoldἀνήγγειλενthe Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςthatὅτιit wasἐστινJesusἸησοῦςwhoὁhad madeποιήσαςhimαὐτὸνwell.ὑγιῆ
John 5:15
Study it in the app“The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:15, word by word
- The manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- went awayἀπῆλθενapēlthen
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēlthen” appears- toldἀνήγγειλενanēngeilen
announce, tell
Announce, tell, make something clearly known.
Where else “anēngeilen” appears- the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- it wasἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- 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- had madeποιήσαςpoiēsas
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “poiēsas” appears- wellὑγιῆhygiē
healed
Well in body, cured of one's illness.
Where else “hygiē” appears
The context
14After these things Jesus finds him in the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse may happen to you.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And for this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
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?