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Butἀλλὰthere areεἰσὶνsomeτινεςofἐξyouὑμῶνwhoοἳdo notοὐbelieve.”πιστεύουσινForγὰρJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςknewᾔδειfromἐξthe beginningἀρχῆςwhoτίνεςthey wereεἰσὶνwhoοἱdid notμὴbelieve,πιστεύοντεςandκαὶwhoτίςit wasἐστινwhoὁwould hand him over.παραδώσων αὐτόν
John 6:64
Study it in the app“But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would hand him over.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:64, word by word
- there areεἰσὶνeisin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “eisin” appears- believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousin
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuousin” appears- 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- knewᾔδειēidei
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “ēidei” appears- the beginningἀρχῆςarchēs
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēs” appears- would hand him overπαραδώσωνparadōsōn
betray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paradōsōn” appears
The context
63It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh is of no use. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
64 · This verse (above)
65And he was saying, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it has been given him by the Father.”
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?