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Iἐγώamεἰμιthe one whoὁtestifiesμαρτυρῶνaboutπερὶmyself,ἐμαυτοῦandκαὶthe Fatherὁ πατήρwho sentπέμψαςmeμεtestifiesμαρτυρεῖaboutπερὶme.”ἐμοῦ
John 8:18
Study it in the app“I am the one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:18, word by word
- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- testifiesμαρτυρῶνmartyrōn
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrōn” appears- myselfἐμαυτοῦemautou
myself
Myself.
Where else “emautou” appears- the Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- who sentπέμψαςpempsas
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsas” appears
The context
17And in your law it is written that the testimony of two people is true.
18 · This verse (above)
19So they were saying to him, “Where is your father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”
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?