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He spokeἐλάλησενthese wordsταῦτα τὰ ῥήματαinἐνthe treasury,τῷ γαζοφυλακίῳteachingδιδάσκωνinἐνthe temple;τῷ ἱερῷandκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςseizedἐπίασενhim,αὐτόνbecauseὅτιhis hourἡ ὥρα αὐτοῦhad not yetοὔπωcome.ἐληλύθει
John 8:20
Study it in the app“He spoke these words in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:20, word by word
- He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appears- these wordsῥήματαrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- the treasuryγαζοφυλακίῳgazophylakiōi
treasury
The offering chest, the temple treasury.
Where else “gazophylakiōi” appears- teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōn
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskōn” appears- the templeἱερῷhierōi
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierōi” appears- seizedἐπίασενepiasen
seize
To catch someone, or take them by the hand.
Where else “epiasen” appears- his hourὥραhōra
moment
The instant set by God, like that of Jesus' death.
Where else “hōra” appears- had not yetοὔπωoupō
not yet
Not yet.
Where else “oupō” appears- comeἐληλύθειelēlythei
arrive
For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".
Where else “elēlythei” appears
The context
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.”
20 · This verse (above)
21So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot 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?