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Iἐγὼknowοἶδαhim,αὐτόνbecauseὅτιI amεἰμιfromπαρ’him,αὐτοῦand heκἀκεῖνόςsentἀπέστειλενme.”με
John 7:29
Study it in the app“I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:29, word by word
- knowοἶδαoida
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oida” appears- I amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- and heκἀκεῖνόςkakeinos
and that one
And that one, he too; and that.
Where else “kakeinos” appears- sentἀπέστειλενapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears
The context
28So 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.
29 · This verse (above)
30So they were seeking to seize him, and no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
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?