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You searchἘραυνᾶτεthe Scripturesτὰς γραφάςbecauseὅτιyouὑμεῖςthinkδοκεῖτεthat inἐνthemαὐταῖςyou haveἔχεινeternalαἰώνιονlife;ζωὴνandκαὶit is theyἐκεῖναί εἰσινthatαἱtestifyμαρτυροῦσαιaboutπερὶme;ἐμοῦ
John 5:39
Study it in the app“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify about me;”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:39, word by word
- You searchἘραυνᾶτεEraunate
search
Search, look carefully, examine thoroughly.
Where else “Eraunate” appears- the Scripturesγραφάςgraphas
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphas” appears- thinkδοκεῖτεdokeite
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokeite” appears- you haveἔχεινechein
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echein” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- it is theyεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- testifyμαρτυροῦσαιmartyrousai
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrousai” appears
Translation note
“You search” can also be read as a command: “Search the Scriptures.”
The context
38and you do not have his word remaining in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent.
39 · This verse (above)
40and you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
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?