The Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιsaidεἶπονto him,αὐτῷ“NowΝῦνwe knowἐγνώκαμενthatὅτιyou haveἔχειςa demon!δαιμόνιονAbrahamἈβραὰμdied,ἀπέθανενandκαὶso did the prophets,οἱ προφῆταιandκαὶyouσὺsay,λέγεις‘IfἘάνanyoneτιςkeepsτηρήσῃmy word,τὸν λόγον μουhe will neverοὐ μὴtasteγεύσηταιdeath,θανάτουever.’εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
John 8:52
Study it in the app“The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death, ever.’”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:52, word by word
- The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- we knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamen
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “egnōkamen” appears- you haveἔχειςecheis
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echeis” appears- a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonion
demon
An evil spirit that oppresses people.
Where else “daimonion” appears- AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam
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- diedἀπέθανενapethanen
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanen” appears- so did the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētai
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētai” appears- keepsτηρήσῃtērēsēi
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērēsēi” appears- my wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- tasteγεύσηταιgeusētai
taste
To go through something yourself; "to sample death" means to die.
Where else “geusētai” appears- deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- ever.’αἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears
The context
51Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death, ever.”
52 · This verse (above)
53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Whom do you make yourself out to be?”
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?