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Having saidεἰπὼνthese thingsταῦταto them,heαὐτὸςremainedἔμεινενinἐνGalilee.τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ
John 7:9
Study it in the app“Having said these things to them, he remained in Galilee.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:9, word by word
- Having saidεἰπὼνeipōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipōn” appears- remainedἔμεινενemeinen
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “emeinen” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiai
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaiai” appears
Places in this verse
Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
8You go up to the feast; I am not going up to this feast, because my time has not yet been fulfilled.”
9 · This verse (above)
10But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly but as it were in secret.
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?