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Youὑμεῖςhave sentἀπεστάλκατεtoπρὸςJohn,Ἰωάννηνandκαὶhe has testifiedμεμαρτύρηκεto the truth.τῇ ἀληθείᾳ
John 5:33
Study it in the app“You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:33, word by word
- have sentἀπεστάλκατεapestalkate
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalkate” appears- JohnἸωάννηνIōannēn
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēn” appears- he has testifiedμεμαρτύρηκεmemartyrēke
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “memartyrēke” appears- to the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiai
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheiai” appears
The context
32There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is true.
33 · This verse (above)
34But I do not receive testimony from a human being; but I say these things so that you may be saved.
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?