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AndΚαὶafterμετὰthese thingsταῦταJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςwas walkingπεριεπάτειinἐνGalilee,τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳforγὰρhe did notοὐwantἤθελενto walkπεριπατεῖνinἐνJudea,τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳbecauseὅτιthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιwere seekingἐζήτουνto killἀποκτεῖναιhim.αὐτὸν
John 7:1
Study it in the app“And after these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:1, 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- was walkingπεριεπάτειperiepatei
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “periepatei” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiai
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaiai” appears- wantἤθελενēthelen
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelen” appears- JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiai
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaiai” appears- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- were seekingἐζήτουνezētoun
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “ezētoun” appears- to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinai
kill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinai” appears
Places in this verse
1Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
2Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?