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I knowοἶδαthatὅτιyou areἐστεthe offspringσπέρμαof Abraham;Ἀβραάμbutἀλλὰyou are seekingζητεῖτέto killἀποκτεῖναιme,μεbecauseὅτιmy wordὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸςfinds noοὐplaceχωρεῖinἐνyou.ὑμῖν
John 8:37
Study it in the app“I know that you are the offspring of Abraham; but you are seeking to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:37, word by word
- I knowοἶδαoida
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oida” appears- you areἐστεeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” 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- you are seekingζητεῖτέzēteite
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “zēteite” appears- to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinai
kill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinai” appears- my wordλόγοςlogos
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logos” appears- my wordἐμὸςemos
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emos” appears- placeχωρεῖchōrei
accept
To make room in your heart for someone or something.
Where else “chōrei” appears
The context
36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
37 · This verse (above)
38I speak of what I have seen with the Father; and you, then, do what you have heard from the father.”
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?