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ButδὲJesus,ὁ Ἰησοῦςknowingεἰδὼςinἐνhimselfἑαυτῷthatὅτιhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦwere grumblingγογγύζουσινaboutπερὶthis,τούτουsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“Does thisΤοῦτοmake you stumble?ὑμᾶς σκανδαλίζει
John 6:61
Study it in the app“But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Does this make you stumble?”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:61, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- knowingεἰδὼςeidōs
perceive
To realize, understand.
Where else “eidōs” appears- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- were grumblingγογγύζουσινgongyzousin
grumble
Grumble, complain under one's breath.
Where else “gongyzousin” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- make you stumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizei
cause to stumble
To make someone fall into sin or lose faith.
Where else “skandalizei” appears
The context
60So many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This word is hard; who can listen to it?”
61 · This verse (above)
62Then what if you were to see the Son of Man going up where he was before?
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?