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SoοὖνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς“Myὁ ἐμὸςtimeὉ καιρὸςhas not yetοὔπωcome,πάρεστινbutδὲyourὁ ὑμέτεροςtimeὁ καιρὸςisἐστινalwaysπάντοτέready.ἕτοιμος
John 7:6
Study it in the app“So Jesus says to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:6, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
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” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “Myἐμὸςemos
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emos” appears- timeκαιρὸςkairos
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairos” appears- has not yetοὔπωoupō
not yet
Not yet.
Where else “oupō” appears- comeπάρεστινparestin
have come
To come to a place and be there now.
Where else “parestin” appears- yourὑμέτεροςhymeteros
your, yours
Your, yours (of several people).
Where else “hymeteros” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- alwaysπάντοτέpantote
always
Always.
Where else “pantote” appears- readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos
ready
Ready, prepared.
Where else “hetoimos” appears
The context
5For not even his brothers believed in him.
6 · This verse (above)
7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
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?