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Notοὐχthatὅτιanyoneτιςhas seenἑώρακένthe Father,τὸν πατέραexceptεἰ μὴthe one whoὁisὢνfromπαρὰGod;τοῦ θεοῦheοὗτοςhas seenἑώρακενthe Father.τὸν πατέρα
John 6:46
Study it in the app“Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:46, word by word
- has seenἑώρακένheōraken
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōraken” appears- the Fatherπατέραpatera
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appears- isὢνōn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
45It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard from the Father and learned comes to me.
46 · This verse (above)
47Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?