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Your fatherὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶνAbrahamἈβραὰμrejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοthatἵναhe would seeἴδῃmy day;τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήνandκαὶhe saw itεἶδενandκαὶwas glad.”ἐχάρη
John 8:56
Study it in the app“Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; and he saw it and was glad.””
With the Greek beneath
John 8:56, word by word
- Your fatherπατὴρpatēr
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “patēr” 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- rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasato
rejoice greatly
Leap for joy, rejoice greatly.
Where else “ēgalliasato” appears- he would seeἴδῃidēi
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idēi” appears- my dayἡμέρανhēmeran
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- my dayἐμήνemēn
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emēn” appears- was gladἐχάρηecharē
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “echarē” appears
The context
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.
56 · This verse (above)
57So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?”
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?