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Whyδιὰ τίdo you notοὐunderstandγινώσκετεwhat I say?τὴν λαλιὰν τὴν ἐμὴνBecauseὅτιyou cannotοὐ δύνασθεbear to hearἀκούεινmy word.τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐμόν
John 8:43
Study it in the app“Why do you not understand what I say? Because you cannot bear to hear my word.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:43, word by word
- understandγινώσκετεginōskete
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskete” appears- what I sayλαλιὰνlalian
way of speaking
Way of speaking, speech, accent.
Where else “lalian” appears- what I sayἐμὴνemēn
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emēn” appears- you cannotδύνασθεdynasthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appears- bear to hearἀκούεινakouein
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouein” appears- my wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears
The context
42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came forth from God and am here; for I have not come on my own, but he sent me.
43 · This verse (above)
44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of it.
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?