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Andκαὶlook,ἴδεhe is speakingλαλεῖopenly,παρρησίᾳandκαὶthey sayλέγουσινnothingοὐδὲνto him!αὐτῷCan it beμήποτεthat the rulersοἱ ἄρχοντεςhave reallyἀληθῶςcome to knowἔγνωσανthatὅτιthisοὗτόςisἐστινthe Messiah?ὁ χριστός
John 7:26
Study it in the app“And look, he is speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the rulers have really come to know that this is the Messiah?”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:26, word by word
- lookἴδεide
look
Look! See!
Where else “ide” appears- he is speakingλαλεῖlalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalei” appears- openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiai
openly
In front of all, without hedging.
Where else “parrēsiai” appears- they sayλέγουσινlegousin
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousin” appears- Can it beμήποτεmēpote
perhaps
Raises a doubt: perhaps things are so.
Where else “mēpote” appears- that the rulersἄρχοντεςarchontes
ruler
Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.
Where else “archontes” appears- have reallyἀληθῶςalēthōs
truly
Truly, really.
Where else “alēthōs” appears- come to knowἔγνωσανegnōsan
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “egnōsan” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Messiahχριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears
The context
25So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is not this the one they are seeking to kill?
26 · This verse (above)
27But we know where this man is from; but when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”
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?