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Soοὖνthe Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιsaidεἶπονto him,αὐτῷ“YouΣὺare testifyingμαρτυρεῖςaboutπερὶyourself;σεαυτοῦyour testimonyἡ μαρτυρία σουis notοὐκ ἔστινtrue.”ἀληθής
John 8:13
Study it in the app“So the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying about yourself; your testimony is not true.””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:13, word by word
- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- are testifyingμαρτυρεῖςmartyreis
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyreis” appears- yourselfσεαυτοῦseautou
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seautou” appears- your testimonyμαρτυρίαmartyria
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyria” appears- is notἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- trueἀληθήςalēthēs
true, truthful
True, truthful.
Where else “alēthēs” appears
The context
12So Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
13 · This verse (above)
14Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
To study John 8 in a group
1. What it says
When the woman caught in adultery is brought to him, what does Jesus say to her accusers, and what does he say to her at the end? (vv. 3-11)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world” and “the truth will set you free.” What link is there between remaining in his word and freedom? (vv. 12, 31-36)
3. How I live it
The accusers left one by one when Jesus spoke about sin (v. 9). When is it your turn to look at yourself before pointing at others?