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Forγὰρthe Fatherὁ πατὴρholdsφιλεῖthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνdearφιλεῖandκαὶshowsδείκνυσινhimαὐτῷallπάνταthatἃhe himselfαὐτὸςdoes;ποιεῖandκαὶhe will showδείξειhimαὐτῷgreaterμείζοναworksἔργαthan these,τούτωνso thatἵναyouὑμεῖςmay be amazed.θαυμάζητε
John 5:20
Study it in the app“For the Father holds the Son dear and shows him all that he himself does; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:20, word by word
- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- holdsφιλεῖphilei
hold dear
To be fond of someone, or like something.
Where else “philei” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- showsδείκνυσινdeiknysin
show
Show, point out.
Where else “deiknysin” appears- doesποιεῖpoiei
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiei” appears- greaterμείζοναmeizona
greater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “meizona” appears- worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- may be amazedθαυμάζητεthaumazēte
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “thaumazēte” appears
The context
19So Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself, except what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, these things the Son also does likewise.
20 · This verse (above)
21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wishes.
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?