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Forγὰρifεἰyou believedἐπιστεύετεMoses,Μωϋσεῖyou wouldἂνbelieveἐπιστεύετεme;ἐμοίforγὰρheἐκεῖνοςwroteἔγραψενaboutπερὶme.ἐμοῦ
John 5:46
Study it in the app“For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:46, word by word
- you believedἐπιστεύετεepisteuete
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteuete” appears- MosesΜωϋσεῖMōysei
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysei” appears- wroteἔγραψενegrapsen
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “egrapsen” appears
The context
45Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; there is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.
46 · This verse (above)
47But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
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?