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Do notμὴbe amazedθαυμάζετεat this,τοῦτοforὅτιan hourὥραis comingἔρχεταιinἐνwhichᾗallπάντεςwhoοἱare inἐνthe tombsτοῖς μνημείοιςwill hearἀκούσουσινhis voiceτῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ
John 5:28
Study it in the app“Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice”
Jesus says the hour is coming when those in the tombs will hear his voiceThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
John 5:28, word by word
- be amazedθαυμάζετεthaumazete
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “thaumazete” 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- the tombsμνημείοιςmnēmeiois
tomb
The place where a dead person was buried, often a cave closed with a stone.
Where else “mnēmeiois” appears- will hearἀκούσουσινakousousin
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousousin” appears- his voiceφωνῆςphōnēs
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appears
The context
27And he has given him authority to carry out judgment, because he is a son of man.
28 · This verse (above)
29and come out, those who have done good to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to a resurrection of judgment.
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?