God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.

When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.

Honour, value, price, esteem. Time. You were bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body. Your body is not your own. It was purchased. Use it to honour the one who bought it.

Glory, honour, splendour. Doxa. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory. Glory is the weight and radiance of God's presence. It transforms everything it touches.

Voice, sound. Phone. The sound of a voice. My sheep hear my voice. Jesus knows you by name and speaks to you personally. Learning to recognise His voice is essential.

To bring, to carry, to bear. Phero. Holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit carries the messenger so the message arrives with divine accuracy.

Such, of this kind, so great. Toiosde. Peter uses this word to describe the voice that came to Christ from the Majestic Glory. Some things defy ordinary description. Let the weight of the moment speak.

Majestic, befitting greatness. Megaloprepēs. Peter uses this word to describe the voice of God the Father at the transfiguration. True majesty originates in God alone. Seek glory from the only one worthy to give it.

Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.

No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.

To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.

Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.

I, me, myself. Egō. Jesus claimed it absolutely: "I AM." Every human "I" exists only because the great I AM first spoke. Your identity is derivative, not ultimate.

To be well pleased, to delight in, to approve. Eudokeō. This is the word spoken over Jesus at his baptism: "This is my Son, in whom I am well pleased." God's approval is not reluctant. It is delight. Rest in what the Father already delights in.