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Truly,Ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνan hourὥραis coming,ἔρχεταιandκαὶisἐστινnow here,νῦνwhenὅτεthe deadοἱ νεκροὶwill hearἀκούσουσινthe voiceτῆς φωνῆςof the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦof God,τοῦ θεοῦandκαὶthose whoοἱhearἀκούσαντεςwill live.ζήσουσιν
John 5:25
Study it in the app“Truly, truly, I tell you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:25, word by word
- TrulyἈμὴνAmēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- an hourὥραhōra
moment
The instant set by God, like that of Jesus' death.
Where else “hōra” appears- is comingἔρχεταιerchetai
arrive
For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".
Where else “erchetai” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the deadνεκροὶnekroi
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekroi” appears- will hearἀκούσουσινakousousin
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousousin” appears- the voiceφωνῆςphōnēs
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appears- of the Sonυἱοῦhuiou
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiou” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- will liveζήσουσινzēsousin
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēsousin” appears
The context
24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes the one who sent me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
25 · This verse (above)
26For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has also given the Son to have life in himself.
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?