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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηthem,αὐτοῖς“Did I notΟὐκ ἐγὼchooseἐξελεξάμηνyou,ὑμᾶςthe Twelve?τοὺς δώδεκαAndκαὶoneεἷςofἐξyouὑμῶνisἐστινa devil.”διάβολός
John 6:70
Study it in the app“Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And one of you is a devil.””
With the Greek beneath
John 6:70, 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- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- chooseἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēn
choose
Choose, select.
Where else “exelexamēn” appears- the Twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
the Twelve
"The Twelve": Jesus' twelve apostles.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- oneεἷςheis
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heis” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a devilδιάβολόςdiabolos
devil
The enemy of God and of people, who accuses, tempts and deceives.
Where else “diabolos” appears
The context
69and we have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
70 · This verse (above)
71He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the Twelve, was going to hand him over.
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?