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Simon PeterΣίμων Πέτροςansweredἀπεκρίθηhim,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεtoπρὸςwhomτίναshall we go?ἀπελευσόμεθαYou haveἔχειςwordsῥήματαof eternalαἰωνίουlife,ζωῆς
John 6:68
Study it in the app“Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life,”
Many turn back; Peter answers, “To whom shall we go?”Following Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 6:68, word by word
- Simon PeterΣίμωνSimōn
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōn” appears- Simon PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- shall we goἀπελευσόμεθαapeleusometha
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apeleusometha” appears- You haveἔχειςecheis
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echeis” appears- wordsῥήματαrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- of eternalαἰωνίουaiōniou
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōniou” appears- lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears
The context
67So Jesus said to the Twelve, “You do not want to go away too, do you?”
68 · This verse (above)
69and we have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
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?