Strong's Concordance: #1672 Hellen {hel'-lane} from 1671;
TDNT -2:504,227; n m AV - Greek 20, Gentile 7; 27
1) a Greek either by nationality, whether a native of the
main land or of the Greek islands or colonies
2) in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews
that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks
their own; the primary reference is to a difference of
religion and worship
John Chapter 7 continued:
"What [manner of] saying is this that He said, Ye shall
seek Me, and shall not find [Me]: and where I am, [there] ye
cannot come?...In the last day, that great [day] of the
feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth,
let him come to Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as
the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall flow rivers
of living water. (But this He spoke of the Spirit, which
they that believe on Him should receive: for the Holy Spirit
was not yet [given]; because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying,
said, In truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the
Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the
seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David
was? So there was a division among the people because of
Him. And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid
hands on Him. Then came the officers to the chief priests
and Pharisees; and they said to them, Why have ye not
brought Him? The officers answered, Never man spoke like
this man. Then the Pharisees answered them, Are ye also
deceived? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees
believed on Him? But this people who know not the law are
cursed. Nicodemus saith to them, (he that came to Jesus by
night, being one of them,) {to Jesus: Gr. to him} Doth our
law judge [any] man, before it heareth him, and knoweth what
he doeth? They answered and said to him, Art thou also from
Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no
prophet. And every man went to his own house.
John 8:20-59:
"These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as he taught in
the temple: and no man laid hands on Him; for His hour was
not yet come. Then said Jesus again to them, I am going
away, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sins:
where I go, ye cannot come. Then said the Jews, Will He kill
Himself? because He saith, Where I go, ye cannot come. And
He said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye
are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore
to you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe
not that I am [He], ye shall die in your sins. Then said
they to Him, Who art Thou? And Jesus saith to them, Even
[the same] that I said to you from the beginning. have many
things to say and to judge of you: but He (YHWH) that sent
Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I
have heard from Him. They understood not that He spoke to
them concerning the Father. Then said Jesus to them, When ye
have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am
[He], and [that] I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father
hath taught Me, I speak these things. And He that sent Me
is with Me: the Father hath not left Me alone; for I do
always those things that please Him. "
Note: The Spirit of YHWH was with Jesus Christ.
"As He spoke these words, many believed on Him. Then said
Jesus to those Jews who believed on Him, If ye continue in
My Word, ye are My disciples indeed; And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered Him,
We are Abraham's offspring, and were never in bondage to any
man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?"
Note: Not all of the children of Abraham had been in
bondage, but the children of Jacob/Israel had been in
bondage. These jews were in effect admitting they were not
the blood decedents of Jacob/Israel. The Edomites, the
children of Esau were never in bondage to any man.
"Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Whoever
committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant
abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth for
ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be
free indeed. I know that ye (the jews of verse 31) are
Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill Me, because My word
hath no place in you.
Note: Abraham had other children who were not of
Jacob/Israel.
Question? Are they the offspring of Isaac and
Jacob/Israel?
Answer: No they are mixbreeds, the result of unions between
True Israel and the other races indigenous to the area.
Question? Who does Jesus Christ say seek to kill Him?
Answer: The jews He was speaking to at this time.
"I speak that which I have seen with My Father: and ye do
that which ye have seen with your father."
Question? Who is their father?
Answer:
"They answered and said to Him, Abraham is our father.
Jesus saith to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would
do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill Me, a man
that hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God:
this did not Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your father. Then
said they to Him, We are not born of fornication; we have
one Father, [even] God. Jesus said to them, If God were your
Father, ye would love Me: for I proceeded forth and came
from God; neither came I of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do
ye not understand My speech? [even] because ye cannot hear
My word. Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of
your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the
beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his
own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. {of his own:
or, from his own will or disposition}
Again the Question? Who is their father?
Answer: The Devil.
"And because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe Me not.
Which of you convicteth Me of sin? And if I speak the truth,
why do ye not believe Me? He that is of God heareth God's
words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of
God. hen answered the Jews, and said to Him, Say we not well
that Thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
Note:- These jews called Jesus Christ crazy, nuts, mentally
ill and/or insane, the same as they call Christians today.
Rhetorical Question? Have you ever noticed how many jews
are psychiatrists and psychologists?
John Chapter 8 continued:
"Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor My Father,
and ye dishonour Me. And I seek not My own glory: there is
one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say to you,
If a man shall keep My saying, he shall never see death.
Then said the Jews to Him, Now we know that Thou hast a
demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and Thou sayest,
If a man shall keep My saying, he shall never taste of
death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is
dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest Thou Thyself?
Jesus answered, If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing: it
is My Father that honoureth Me; of whom ye say, that He is
your God: Yet ye have not known Him; but I know Him: and if
I should say, I know Him not, I shall be a liar like you:
but I know Him, and keep His saying."
Note: The jews once again Call Jesus Christ demon
possessed. Jesus responds by informing these jews that they
are liars and their god is NOT YAHWEH.
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