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JesusἸησοῦςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“IfἘὰνIἐγὼglorifyδοξάσωmyself,ἐμαυτόνmy gloryἡ δόξα μουisἐστινnothing.οὐδένIt isἔστινmy Fatherὁ πατήρ μουwhoὁglorifiesδοξάζωνme,μεof whomὃνyouὑμεῖςsay,λέγετε‘He isἐστινour God.’θεὸς ἡμῶν
John 8:54
Study it in the app“Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:54, word by word
- 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- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- glorifyδοξάσωdoxasō
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “doxasō” appears- myselfἐμαυτόνemauton
myself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appears- my gloryδόξαdoxa
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxa” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- my Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- sayλέγετεlegete
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legete” appears- our God.’θεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears
The context
53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Whom do you make yourself out to be?”
54 · This verse (above)
55And you have not known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and I keep his word.
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?