Study it in the app“But I have a testimony greater than John’s; for the works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I do, testify about me that the Father has sent me.”
ButδὲIἐγὼhaveἔχωa testimonyτὴν μαρτυρίανgreaterμείζωthan John’s;τοῦ Ἰωάννουforγὰρthe worksτὰ ἔργαthatἃthe Fatherὁ πατὴρhas givenδέδωκένmeμοιtoἵναcomplete,τελειώσω αὐτάthe veryαὐτὰworksτὰ ἔργαthatἃI do,ποιῶtestifyμαρτυρεῖaboutπερὶmeἐμοῦthatὅτιthe Fatherὁ πατήρhas sentἀπέσταλκενme.με
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appearstestimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyrian” appearsgreater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “meizō” appearsJohn
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appearsdeed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōken” appearsfinish
To finish something, carry it out.
Where else “teleiōsō” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiō” appearstestify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrei” appearssend
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalken” appears35He was the lamp that burns and shines, and you were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.
36 · This verse (above)
37And the Father who sent me, he has testified about me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
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?
