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They answeredἈπεκρίθησανandκαὶsaidεἶπανto him,αὐτῷ“Our fatherὉ πατὴρ ἡμῶνisἐστινAbraham.”ἈβραάμJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς“IfΕἰyou wereἐστεAbraham’sτοῦ Ἀβραάμchildren,τέκναyou would be doingἐποιεῖτεthe worksτὰ ἔργαof Abraham.τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ
John 8:39
Study it in the app“They 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.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:39, word by word
- They answeredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsan
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “Apekrithēsan” appears- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “Our fatherπατὴρpatēr
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “patēr” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- 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- 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- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- you would be doingἐποιεῖτεepoieite
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoieite” appears- the worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears
The context
38I speak of what I have seen with the Father; and you, then, do what you have heard from the father.”
39 · This verse (above)
40But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.
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?