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andκαὶcome out,ἐκπορεύσονταιthose whoοἱhave doneποιήσαντεςgoodτὰ ἀγαθὰtoεἰςa resurrectionἀνάστασινof life,ζωῆςandδὲthose whoοἱhave practicedπράξαντεςevilτὰ φαῦλαtoεἰςa resurrectionἀνάστασινof judgment.κρίσεως
John 5:29
Study it in the app“and come out, those who have done good to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to a resurrection of judgment.”
Jesus says the hour is coming when those in the tombs will hear his voiceThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
John 5:29, word by word
- come outἐκπορεύσονταιekporeusontai
go out
To exit a place, or head toward someone.
Where else “ekporeusontai” appears- have doneποιήσαντεςpoiēsantes
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poiēsantes” appears- goodἀγαθὰagatha
good deed
What is done for others' benefit and pleases God.
Where else “agatha” appears- a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasin
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastasin” appears- of lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears- have practicedπράξαντεςpraxantes
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “praxantes” appears- evilφαῦλαphaula
evil, worthless
Bad, worthless.
Where else “phaula” appears- of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōs
judgment
A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.
Where else “kriseōs” appears
Translation note
Compare Daniel 12:2.
The context
28Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
29 · This verse (above)
30I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
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?