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Soοὖνthey were sayingἔλεγονto him,αὐτῷ“Whoτίςareεἶyou?”ΣὺJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“Whatὅ τιI have been tellingκαὶ λαλῶyouὑμῖνfrom the beginning.Τὴν ἀρχὴν
John 8:25
Study it in the app“So they were saying to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What I have been telling you from the beginning.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:25, word by word
- they were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” 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- I have been tellingλαλῶlalō
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalō” appears- from the beginningἀρχὴνarchēn
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēn” appears
Translation note
Jesus’ answer is a difficult Greek phrase; it can also be understood: “Why do I speak to you at all?”
The context
24So I told you that you would die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.”
25 · This verse (above)
26I have many things to say about you and to judge; but the one who sent me is true, and I speak to the world what I have heard from him.”
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?