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Do notμὴthinkδοκεῖτεthatὅτιIἐγὼwill accuseκατηγορήσωyouὑμῶνbeforeπρὸςthe Father;τὸν πατέραthere isἔστινone whoὁaccusesκατηγορῶνyou:ὑμῶνMoses,Μωϋσῆςonεἰςwhomὃνyouὑμεῖςhave set your hope.ἠλπίκατε
John 5:45
Study it in the app“Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; there is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:45, word by word
- thinkδοκεῖτεdokeite
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokeite” appears- will accuseκατηγορήσωkatēgorēsō
accuse
Accuse.
Where else “katēgorēsō” appears- the Fatherπατέραpatera
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appears- there isἔστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- have set your hopeἠλπίκατεēlpikate
hope
Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.
Where else “ēlpikate” appears
The context
44How can you believe, receiving glory from one another and not seeking the glory that comes from the only God?
45 · This verse (above)
46For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote 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?