John 2:22

When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
When	ὅτε hote	G3753	at which (thing) too · conjunction
therefore	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
risen	ἠγέρθη ēgerthē	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively) · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
from	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
dead	νεκρῶν, nekrōn	G3498	dead (literally or figuratively · adjective — genitive plural masculine
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
disciples	μαθηταὶ mathētai	G3101	a learner · noun — nominative plural masculine
remembered	μνάομαι mnáomai	G3415	to bear in mind
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
said	ἔλεγεν elegen	G3004	properly · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
them	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
believed	ἐπίστευσαν episteusan	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
scripture	γραφῇ graphēa	G1124	a document · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
word	λόγῳ logō	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — dative singular masculine
which	ὃν hon	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς.¶ Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

John 12:16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of…
Psalms 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Luke 24:7-8 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to you…
John 16:4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto y…
John 2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Luke 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were w…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 2:12-22

Here we have, I. The short visit Christ made to Capernaum, Joh 2:12. It was a large and populous city, about a day's journey from Cana; it is called his own city (Mat 9:1), because he made it his head-quarters in Galilee, and what little rest he had was there. It was a place of concourse, and therefore Christ chose it, that the fame of his doctrine and miracles might thence spread the further. Observe, 1. The company that attended him thither: his mother, his brethren, and his disciples. Wherever Christ went, (1.) He would not go alone, but would take those with him who had put themselves under his guidance, that he might instruct them, and that they might attest his miracles. (2.) He could…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:22

believed the scripture--on this subject; that is, what was meant, which was hid from them till then. Mark (1) The act by which Christ signalized His first public appearance in the Temple. Taking "His fan in His hand, He purges His floor," not thoroughly indeed, but enough to foreshadow His last act towards that faithless people--to sweep them out of God's house. (2) The sign of His authority to do this is the announcement, at this first outset of His ministry, of that coming death by their hands, and resurrection by His own, which were to pave the way for their judicial ejection.

Adam Clarke on John 2:22

Remembered that he had said this unto them - Αυτοις, to them, is wanting in AEHLMS, Matt. BV, upwards of one hundred others; both the Syriac; Persic, Arabic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Slavonic, Vulgate, and Itala. Griesbach has left it out of the text. They believed the scripture - The scripture which the evangelist immediately refers to may have been Psa 16:10. Compare this with Act 2:31, Act 2:32, and with Act 13:35-37. See also Psa 2:7, and compare it with Heb 1:5, and Heb 5:5, and with Act 13:33. They understood these scriptures in a sense in which they never before understood them. It is the property of many prophecies never to be understood except by their accomplishment; but these a…

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The Church Fathers

Even though it is said that the Father raises Christ, the meaning of this expression is not dubious. The unity that is between them both in all operations causes both Father and Son to be attributed with equal rights.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON JOHN 1.2.21

For before the resurrection they did not understand the Scriptures, because they had not yet received the Holy Ghost, Who was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. (John 7:39) But on the day of the resurrection our Lord appeared and opened their meaning to His disciples; that they might understand what was said of Him in the Law and the Prophets. And then they believed the prediction of the Prophets that Christ would rise the third day, and the word which Jesus had spoken to them: Destroy this temple, &c.
— Alcuin of York ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Many such sayings He utters which were not intelligible to His immediate hearers, but which were to be so to those that should come after. And wherefore doth He this? In order that when the accomplishment of His prediction should have come to pass, He might be seen to have foreknown from the beginning what was to follow; which indeed was the case with this prophecy. For, saith the Evangelist, "When He was risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said."
— John Chrysostom, Homily on the Gospel of John 23

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Dictionary and topics

Philip — Lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of Bethsaida, “the city of Andrew and Peter” (John 1:44). He readily responded to the call of Jesus when first addressed to him (43), and…
Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…
Resurrection Of Christ, The · Foretold by Himself — Foretold by Himself
Scriptures, The · Should be: Believed — Should be: Believed

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 2:22

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 2:12-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:22

Adam Clarke on John 2:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 2:22

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 2:12-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:22

Adam Clarke on John 2:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 2:22

John Calvin on John 2:18-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 2:22