Study it in the app“So Jesus cried out in the temple as he taught, saying, “You know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come on my own, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know.”
SoοὖνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςcried outἔκραξενinἐνthe templeτῷ ἱερῷas he taught,διδάσκωνsaying,καὶ λέγων“You knowοἴδατεme,Κἀμὲandκαὶyou knowοἴδατεwhereπόθενI am from;εἰμίandκαὶI have notοὐκcomeἐλήλυθαonἀπ’my own,ἐμαυτοῦbutἀλλ’the one whoὁsentπέμψαςmeμεisἔστινtrue,ἀληθινὸςwhomὃνyouὑμεῖςdo notοὐκknow.οἴδατε
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” appearscry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “ekraxen” appearstemple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierōi” appearsteach
Teach.
Where else “didaskōn” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsknow someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oidate” appearsand I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “Kame” appearsfrom where?
From where? where from?
Where else “pothen” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appearscome as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “elēlytha” appearsmyself
Myself.
Where else “emautou” appearssend
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsas” appearstrue
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinos” appears27But we know where this man is from; but when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”
28 · This verse (above)
29I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.”
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?
