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Ifἐάνanyoneτιςwantsθέλῃto doποιεῖνhis will,τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦhe will knowγνώσεταιaboutπερὶthe teaching,τῆς διδαχῆςwhetherπότερονit isἐστινfromἐκGodτοῦ θεοῦorἢwhether Iἐγὼspeakλαλῶonἀπ’my own.ἐμαυτοῦ
John 7:17
Study it in the app“If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak on my own.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:17, word by word
- wantsθέλῃthelēi
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelēi” appears- to doποιεῖνpoiein
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiein” appears- his willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- he will knowγνώσεταιgnōsetai
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōsetai” appears- the teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēs
teaching
Teaching.
Where else “didachēs” appears- whetherπότερονpoteron
whether
Whether... or...; which of two.
Where else “poteron” appears- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- speakλαλῶlalō
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalō” appears- my ownἐμαυτοῦemautou
myself
Myself.
Where else “emautou” appears
The context
16So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
17 · This verse (above)
18Whoever speaks on his own seeks his own glory; but whoever seeks the glory of the one who sent him, he is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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?