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Butδὲifεἰyou do notοὐbelieveπιστεύετεhisτοῖς ἐκείνουwritings,γράμμασινhowπῶςwill you believeπιστεύσετεmyτοῖς ἐμοῖςwords?”ῥήμασιν
John 5:47
Study it in the app“But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?””
With the Greek beneath
John 5:47, word by word
- believeπιστεύετεpisteuete
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuete” appears- writingsγράμμασινgrammasin
writing
Something written: a letter, a document, a book.
Where else “grammasin” appears- myἐμοῖςemois
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emois” appears- wordsῥήμασινrhēmasin
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmasin” appears
The context
46For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.
47 · This verse (above)
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?