SoοὖνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaid,εἶπεν“WhenὍτανyou lift upὑψώσητεthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Man,τοῦ ἀνθρώπουthenτότεyou will knowγνώσεσθεthatὅτιIἐγώam,εἰμιandκαὶthatI doποιῶnothingοὐδένonἀπ’my own,ἐμαυτοῦbutἀλλὰI speakλαλῶthese thingsταῦταasκαθὼςthe Fatherὁ πατὴρtaughtἐδίδαξένme.με
John 8:28
Study it in the app“So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am, and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father taught me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:28, word by word
- 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- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “WhenὍτανHotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “Hotan” appears- you lift upὑψώσητεhypsōsēte
lift up
To raise something high, as on the cross.
Where else “hypsōsēte” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- of Manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
Son of Man
"The Son of Man": what Jesus calls himself.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- you will knowγνώσεσθεgnōsesthe
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōsesthe” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- I doποιῶpoiō
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiō” appears- my ownἐμαυτοῦemautou
myself
Myself.
Where else “emautou” appears- I speakλαλῶlalō
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalō” appears- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- taughtἐδίδαξένedidaxen
teach
Teach.
Where else “edidaxen” appears
Translation note
The verb (hypsoō) means “lift up” and also “exalt”; in 12:32-33 the evangelist connects it with Jesus’ death. It can be understood in both senses (compare 3:14).
The context
27They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.
28 · This verse (above)
29And the one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to 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?