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Butδὲheὁansweredἀπεκρίνατοthem,αὐτοῖς“My FatherὉ πατήρ μουhas been workingἐργάζεταιuntilἕωςnow,ἄρτιand Iκἀγὼam working.”ἐργάζομαι
John 5:17
Study it in the app“But he answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I am working.””
With the Greek beneath
John 5:17, word by word
- answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrinato” appears- “My Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- has been workingἐργάζεταιergazetai
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazetai” appears- nowἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears
The context
16And for this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
17 · This verse (above)
18For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
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?