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Iἐγὼspeakλαλῶof whatἃI have seenἑώρακαwithπαρὰthe Father;τῷ πατρὶandκαὶyou,ὑμεῖςthen,οὖνdoποιεῖτεwhatἃyou have heardἠκούσατεfromπαρὰthe father.”τοῦ πατρὸς
John 8:38
Study it in the app“I speak of what I have seen with the Father; and you, then, do what you have heard from the father.””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:38, word by word
- speakλαλῶlalō
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalō” appears- I have seenἑώρακαheōraka
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōraka” appears- the Fatherπατρὶpatri
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patri” appears- doποιεῖτεpoieite
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poieite” appears- you have heardἠκούσατεēkousate
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousate” appears
Translation note
“The father”: it can be understood as another father, the one Jesus names in 8:44, the devil. It can also be read as a command: “so do what you have heard from the Father.”
The context
37I know that you are the offspring of Abraham; but you are seeking to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
38 · This verse (above)
39They answered and said to him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus says to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works of Abraham.
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?