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Iἐγὼhave comeἐλήλυθαinἐνmy Father’sτοῦ πατρός μουname,τῷ ὀνόματιandκαὶyou do notοὐreceiveλαμβάνετέme;μεifἐὰνanotherἄλλοςcomesἔλθῃinἐνhis ownτῷ ἰδίῳname,τῷ ὀνόματιhimἐκεῖνονyou will receive.λήμψεσθε
John 5:43
Study it in the app“I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:43, word by word
- have comeἐλήλυθαelēlytha
come as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “elēlytha” appears- my Father’sπατρόςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- receiveλαμβάνετέlambanete
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lambanete” appears- anotherἄλλοςallos
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allos” appears- his ownἰδίῳidiōi
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiōi” appears
The context
42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
43 · This verse (above)
44How can you believe, receiving glory from one another and not seeking the glory that comes from the only God?
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?