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Soοὖνthey picked upἦρανstonesλίθουςtoἵναthrowβάλωσινatἐπ’him;αὐτόνbutδὲJesusἸησοῦςhid himselfἐκρύβηandκαὶwent outἐξῆλθενofἐκthe temple.τοῦ ἱεροῦ
John 8:59
Study it in the app“So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:59, word by word
- they picked upἦρανēran
pick up
To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.
Where else “ēran” appears- stonesλίθουςlithous
stone
A piece of hard rock, loose or cut.
Where else “lithous” appears- throwβάλωσινbalōsin
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “balōsin” appears- 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- hid himselfἐκρύβηekrybē
hide
Hide, conceal.
Where else “ekrybē” appears- went outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- the templeἱεροῦhierou
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “and passing through the midst of them, he went on his way.”
The context
58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham came to be, I am.”
59 · This verse (above)
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?