To understand, to know well. Epistamai. True knowledge is not merely encountered but dwelt upon. Let your understanding of God be more than familiarity, let it be comprehension.

What kind, which sort. Poios. Jesus often answered questions with this word turned back on the questioner, probing motive and understanding. What kind of person are you becoming matters as much as what you believe.

Life, living, existence. Zoe. I am the way the truth and the life. Zoe is divine life, not biological existence. It is the life of God shared with human beings through Christ.

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.

Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.

Shine, appear, give light. Phaino. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. What is hidden cannot shine; what shines cannot stay hidden. Let your light be seen.

Thereafter, then, next in sequence. Épeita. Order matters in God's unfolding plan. Trust the sequence He has established.