Category: John

Verse 13 Greek 1:13οἳ οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος σαρκὸς οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος ἀνδρὸς ἀλλ’ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν. Verse 13 Sentence Flow Verse 13 Translation Rationale Verse 13 opens with the relative pronoun οἳ. As is good practice, this leads us to search for the antecedent. In this case, the antecedent is those mentioned...

Verse 12 Greek Text 1:12ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Verse 12 Sentence Flow Note: definition of ἐξουσίαν Verse 12 Translation Rationale Here we have a relatively straightforward passage from John. We begin with the postpositive δὲ and we translate it “but.” There’s a slightly...

Verse 2 Greek Text 6:2ἠκολούθει δὲ αὐτῷ ὄχλος πολύς, ὅτι ἐθεώρουν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει ἐπὶ τῶν ἀσθενούντων. Verse 2 Sentence Flow Verse 2 Translation Rationale Beginning the sentence is the postpositive δὲ. We can translate this as and or now in this context. With the LSB, I leaned toward “now” because it seems to...

Chapter 5 to 6 Transition Chapter 5 closes with Jesus scorching the religious leaders in Jerusalem regarding their unbelief. Chapter 6 opens up with the temporal clause “after these things” and Jesus apparently crossing to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Or is He? I believe what John is saying in referring to...