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Andκαὶthe Fatherπατὴρwhoὁsentπέμψαςme,μεheἐκεῖνοςhas testifiedμεμαρτύρηκενaboutπερὶme.ἐμοῦYou have neverοὔτε πώποτεheardἀκηκόατεhis voiceφωνὴν αὐτοῦnorοὔτεseenἑωράκατεhis form,εἶδος αὐτοῦ
John 5:37
Study it in the app“And the Father who sent me, he has testified about me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:37, word by word
- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- sentπέμψαςpempsas
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsas” appears- has testifiedμεμαρτύρηκενmemartyrēken
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “memartyrēken” appears- You have neverοὔτεoute
neither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “oute” appears- You have neverπώποτεpōpote
ever, never yet
Ever yet; with a negative, never.
Where else “pōpote” appears- heardἀκηκόατεakēkoate
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akēkoate” appears- his voiceφωνὴνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears- seenἑωράκατεheōrakate
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōrakate” appears- his formεἶδοςeidos
appearance
The shape one sees.
Where else “eidos” appears
The context
36But 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.
37 · This verse (above)
38and you do not have his word remaining in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent.
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?