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There isἐστὶνanotherἄλλοςwhoὁtestifiesμαρτυρῶνaboutπερὶme,ἐμοῦandκαὶI knowοἶδαthatὅτιthe testimonyἡ μαρτυρίαthatἣνhe testifiesμαρτυρεῖaboutπερὶmeἐμοῦisἐστινtrue.ἀληθής
John 5:32
Study it in the app“There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is true.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:32, word by word
- There isἐστὶνestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- anotherἄλλοςallos
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allos” appears- testifiesμαρτυρῶνmartyrōn
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrōn” appears- I knowοἶδαoida
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oida” appears- the testimonyμαρτυρίαmartyria
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyria” appears- trueἀληθήςalēthēs
true, truthful
True, truthful.
Where else “alēthēs” appears
The context
31If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
32 · This verse (above)
33You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
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?