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Forγάρno oneοὐδεὶςdoesποιεῖanythingτιinἐνsecretκρυπτῷandκαὶhimselfαὐτὸςseeksζητεῖto beεἶναιinἐνpublic.παρρησίᾳIfεἰyou doποιεῖςthese things,ταῦταshowφανέρωσονyourselfσεαυτὸνto the world.”τῷ κόσμῳ
John 7:4
Study it in the app“For no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be in public. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:4, word by word
- doesποιεῖpoiei
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiei” appears- secretκρυπτῷkryptōi
hidden, secret
Hidden, secret; "in secret", where no one sees.
Where else “kryptōi” appears- seeksζητεῖzētei
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “zētei” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- publicπαρρησίᾳparrēsiai
openly
In front of all, without hedging.
Where else “parrēsiai” appears- showφανέρωσονphanerōson
reveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “phanerōson” appears- yourselfσεαυτὸνseauton
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seauton” appears- to the worldκόσμῳkosmōi
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmōi” appears
The context
3So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples too may see your works that you are doing.
4 · This verse (above)
5For not even his brothers believed in him.
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?