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Soοὖνthey were sayingἔλεγονto him,αὐτῷ“WhereΠοῦisἐστινyour father?”ὁ πατήρ σουJesusἸησοῦςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“You knowοἴδατεneitherΟὔτεmeἐμὲnorοὔτεmy Father.τὸν πατέρα μουIfεἰyou knewᾔδειτεme,ἐμὲyou wouldἂνknowᾔδειτεmy Fatherτὸν πατέρα μουalso.”καὶ
John 8:19
Study it in the app“So 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.””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:19, word by word
- they were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- “WhereΠοῦPou
where?
Where?
Where else “Pou” appears- isἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- your fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- 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- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “You knowοἴδατεoidate
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oidate” appears- neitherΟὔτεOute
neither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “Oute” appears
The context
18I am the one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
19 · This verse (above)
20He spoke these words in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
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?