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Forγὰρjust asὥσπερthe Fatherὁ πατὴρraisesἐγείρειthe deadτοὺς νεκροὺςandκαὶgives them life,ζῳοποιεῖsoοὕτωςthe Sonὁ υἱὸςalsoκαὶgives lifeζῳοποιεῖto whomοὓςhe wishes.θέλει
John 5:21
Study it in the app“For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wishes.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:21, word by word
- just asὥσπερhōsper
just as
Just as, in the same way as.
Where else “hōsper” appears- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- raisesἐγείρειegeirei
raise
To come back to life after death.
Where else “egeirei” appears- the deadνεκροὺςnekrous
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrous” appears- gives them lifeζῳοποιεῖzōiopoiei
give life
Give life, make alive; restore to life.
Where else “zōiopoiei” appears- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- he wishesθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears
The context
20For 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22For the Father does not judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
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?