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Andκαὶyou have notοὐκknownἐγνώκατεhim,αὐτόνbutδὲIἐγὼknowοἶδαhim.αὐτόνIfκἂνI were to sayεἴπωthatὅτιI do notοὐκknowοἶδαhim,αὐτόνI would beἔσομαιlikeὅμοιοςyou,ὑμῖνa liar.ψεύστηςButἀλλὰI knowοἶδαhimαὐτὸνandκαὶI keepτηρῶhis word.τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ
John 8:55
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:55, word by word
- knownἐγνώκατεegnōkate
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “egnōkate” appears- knowοἶδαoida
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oida” appears- Ifκἂνkan
and if
Adds a new condition to what was said: “and in case.”
Where else “kan” appears- I were to sayεἴπωeipō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipō” appears- I would beἔσομαιesomai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esomai” appears- likeὅμοιοςhomoios
like
Like, similar.
Where else “homoios” appears- a liarψεύστηςpseustēs
liar
Liar, someone who tells lies.
Where else “pseustēs” appears- I keepτηρῶtērō
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērō” appears- his wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears
The context
54Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
55 · This verse (above)
56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; and he saw it and was glad.”
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?