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Soοὖνhis brothersοἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦsaidεἶπονtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“LeaveΜετάβηθιhereἐντεῦθενandκαὶgoὕπαγεtoεἰςJudea,τὴν Ἰουδαίανso thatἵναyour disciplesοἱ μαθηταί σουtooκαὶmay seeθεωρήσουσινyour worksσοῦ τὰ ἔργαthatἃyou are doing.ποιεῖς
John 7:3
Study it in the app“So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples too may see your works that you are doing.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:3, word by word
- his brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- “LeaveΜετάβηθιMetabēthi
leave
To go from a place.
Where else “Metabēthi” appears- hereἐντεῦθενenteuthen
from here
From this place.
Where else “enteuthen” appears- goὕπαγεhypage
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypage” appears- JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaian
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaian” appears- your disciplesμαθηταίmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- may seeθεωρήσουσινtheōrēsousin
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrēsousin” appears- your worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- you are doingποιεῖςpoieis
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poieis” appears
Places in this verse
Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
The context
2Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.
3 · This verse (above)
4For no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be in public. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.”
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?