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They answeredἀπεκρίθησανhim,πρὸς αὐτόν“We areἐσμενthe offspringΣπέρμαof AbrahamἈβραάμandκαὶhave neverπώποτεbeen slavesδεδουλεύκαμενto anyone.οὐδενὶHowπῶςis it that youσὺsay,λέγεις‘You will becomeγενήσεσθεfree’?”Ἐλεύθεροι
John 8:33
Study it in the app“They answered him, “We are the offspring of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:33, word by word
- They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsan
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithēsan” appears- “We areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- the offspringΣπέρμαSperma
offspring
Someone's children and descendants.
Where else “Sperma” appears- of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- have neverπώποτεpōpote
ever, never yet
Ever yet; with a negative, never.
Where else “pōpote” appears- been slavesδεδουλεύκαμενdedouleukamen
be a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “dedouleukamen” appears- sayλέγειςlegeis
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legeis” appears- ‘You will becomeγενήσεσθεgenēsesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genēsesthe” appears- free’ἘλεύθεροιEleutheroi
exempt
Free from a tie or obligation.
Where else “Eleutheroi” appears
The context
32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 · This verse (above)
34Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
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?