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Did notΟὐMosesΜωϋσῆςgiveδέδωκενyouὑμῖνthe law?τὸν νόμονAndκαὶnoneοὐδεὶςofἐξyouὑμῶνkeepsποιεῖthe law.τὸν νόμονWhyτίare you seekingζητεῖτεto killἀποκτεῖναιme?”με
John 7:19
Study it in the app“Did not Moses give you the law? And none of you keeps the law. Why are you seeking to kill me?””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:19, word by word
- MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- giveδέδωκενdedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōken” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- keepsποιεῖpoiei
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiei” appears- are you seekingζητεῖτεzēteite
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “zēteite” appears- to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinai
kill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinai” appears
The context
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.
19 · This verse (above)
20The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”
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?