Homework – Week Three Read John 21:15-19 in the Key Word Study Bible
Look up the word “Love” in the Strong’s Exhaustive
Concordance as well as the Key Word study Bible to determine the Original Greek Word. Look at the Handouts for instructions on how to look up
a word in the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and The Key Word Study Bible. Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance will only show one of the types of “love” – therefore, Look at the Key Word Study Bible for the other type of “love”.
Look up the Strong’s numbers for the word “Love”
in the Vines Complete Expository dictionary to see the Greek meaning of these words
Answer questions on the attached sheet.
Word Study: John 21:15-19 Look up the word “love” in vs. 15 in the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and the Key Word Study Bible and write in the Strong’s number for each word. “…Simon, son of John, do you love _____ Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord; You know that I love ______ you. He said to him, Tend My lambs.” Look up the word “love” in vs. 16 in the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and the Key Word Study Bible and write in the Strong’s number for each word. “He said to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love _____ Me? He said to Him, Yes, Lord; You know that I love ______ you. He said to him, Shepherd My sheep.” Look up the word “love” in vs. 17 in the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and the Key Word Study Bible and write in the Strong’s number for each word. “He said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love _____ Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him “the third time, Do you love _______ Me? And he said to Him, Lord; You know all things; You know that I love ______ you. Jesus said to him, Tend My sheep.” In the Strong’s Dictionary, look up the numbers and write in the Greek word: #25 ______________ #5368_________________ To look up the meanings of these Greek words, take the Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary and look up each word and write in the meaning: #25 - _______________
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____________________________________________________ #5368 - _______________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Now re-read John 21: 15-19 with the appropriate words for “love”, and ask yourself: If Christ were to ask you “Do you “Agape” me?” What would your answer be? Did Peter ever show “Agape” love for Christ? Explain:_________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _