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WhoeverὁisὢνofἐκGodτοῦ θεοῦhearsἀκούειthe wordsτὰ ῥήματαof God;τοῦ θεοῦthe reasonδιὰ τοῦτοyouὑμεῖςdo notοὐκhearἀκούετεis thatὅτιyou are notοὐκ ἐστέofἐκGod.”τοῦ θεοῦ
John 8:47
Study it in the app“Whoever is of God hears the words of God; the reason you do not hear is that you are not of God.””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:47, word by word
- isὢνōn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- hearsἀκούειakouei
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouei” appears- the wordsῥήματαrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears
The context
46Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
47 · This verse (above)
48The Jews answered and said to him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
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?