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andκαὶyou do notοὐκhaveἔχετεhis wordτὸν λόγον αὐτοῦremainingμένονταinἐνyou,ὑμῖνbecauseὅτιyouὑμεῖςdo notοὐbelieveπιστεύετεthe oneτούτῳwhomὃνheἐκεῖνοςsent.ἀπέστειλεν
John 5:38
Study it in the app“and you do not have his word remaining in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:38, word by word
- haveἔχετεechete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echete” appears- his wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- remainingμένονταmenonta
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menonta” appears- believeπιστεύετεpisteuete
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuete” appears- sentἀπέστειλενapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears
The context
37And the Father who sent me, he has testified about me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
38 · This verse (above)
39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify about 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?