Study it in the app“You 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.”
Youὑμεῖςareἐστὲofἐκyour fatherτοῦ πατρὸςthe devil,τοῦ διαβόλουandκαὶyou wantθέλετεto doποιεῖνthe desiresτὰς ἐπιθυμίαςof your father.τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶνHeἐκεῖνοςwasἦνa murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςfromἀπ’the beginning,ἀρχῆςandκαὶhe does notοὐκstandἔστηκενinἐνthe truth,τῇ ἀληθείᾳbecauseὅτιthere isἔστινnoοὐκtruthἀλήθειαinἐνhim.αὐτῷWhenὅτανhe speaksλαλῇthe lie,τὸ ψεῦδοςhe speaksλαλεῖfromἐκhis own nature,τῶν ἰδίωνbecauseὅτιhe isἐστὶνa liarψεύστηςandκαὶthe fatherὁ πατὴρof it.αὐτοῦ
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appearsoriginator
One who starts something or whom others follow.
Where else “patros” appearsdevil
The enemy of God and of people, who accuses, tempts and deceives.
Where else “diabolou” appearswant
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelete” appearspractice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiein” appearslust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymias” appearsmurderer
Murderer, killer of people.
Where else “anthrōpoktonos” appearsbeginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēs” appearsstand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “estēken” appearstruth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheiai” appearswhen, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēi” appearslie
Lie, falsehood; the opposite of truth.
Where else “pseudos” appearsown
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiōn” appearsliar
Liar, someone who tells lies.
Where else “pseustēs” appears43Why do you not understand what I say? Because you cannot bear to hear my word.
44 · This verse (above)
45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
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?
