Berean Standard Bible
John 7
1ΚαὶKaiG2532AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424traveledπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043throughoutἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳ·GalilaiaG1056γὰρgarG1063.He did not wantοὐ ἤθελενou ēthelenG3756G2309to travelπεριπατεῖν,peripateinG4043inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453therewere tryingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι.apokteinaiG615HimαὐτὸνautonG846.
3SoοὖνounG3767JesusαὐτὸνautonG846οἱhoiG3588’brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80saidεἶπονeiponG2036toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτοῦ·autouG846, “LeaveμετάβηθιmetabēthiG3327hereἐντεῦθενenteuthenG1782andκαὶkaiG2532goὕπαγεhupageG5217toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449,so thatἵναinaG2443YourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101thereκαὶkaiG2532may seeθεωρήσουσινtheōrēsousinG2334theσοῦsouG4771τὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041ἃhaG3739You are doingποιεῖς·poieisG4160.
4ForγάρgarG1063no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762whoαὐτὸςautosG846wantsζητεῖzēteiG2212to beG1510knownpubliclyἐν παρρησίᾳen parrēsiaG1722G3954actsτι ποιεῖti poieiG4160G5100inἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927καὶkaiG2532.SinceεἰeiG1487You are doingποιεῖς,poieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,showφανέρωσονphanerōsonG5319YourselfG4572to theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.”
6ThereforeοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldΛέγειLegeiG3004themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “AlthoughδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588yourG5212ὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isἐστινestinG1510alwaysπάντοτέpantoteG3842at handἕτοιμος.hetoimosG2092ὁhoG3588,MyG1699ὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeπάρεστιν,parestinG3918.
7TheὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410hateμισεῖνmiseinG3404youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,butδὲdeG1161it hatesμισεῖ,miseiG3404MeἐμὲemeG1473,becauseὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473testifyμαρτυρῶ περὶ αὐτοῦmarturō peri autouG3140G4012G846thatὅτιhotiG3754itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041areἐστιν.estinG1510evilπονηράponēraG4190.
8Go upἀνάβητεanabēteG305toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588feastἑορτήνhe'ortēnG1859on your ownὑμεῖςhumeisG4771.IG1473am notοὐκoukG3756going upἀναβαίνωanabainōG305toεἰςeisG1519thisταύτην,tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588feastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859,becauseὅτιhotiG3754MyG1699ὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeπεπλήρωται.peplērōtaiG4137.”
10ButδὲdeG1161afterὩςHōsG5613HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80had gone upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859τότεtoteG5119,HeαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532wentἀνέβηanebēG305—notοὐouG3756publiclyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927.
12καὶkaiG2532ManyπολὺςpolusG4183inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588crowdsὄχλοις.ochloisG3793wereἦνēnG1510whisperingγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112aboutπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτοῦautouG846μὲνmenG3303.SomeοἱhoiG3588saidG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “He isἐστιν,estinG1510a goodἀγαθόςagathosG18man.”ButδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243repliedG2036, “Noοὔ, ἀλλὰou allaG3756G235,He deceivesπλανᾷplanaG4105theτὸνtonG3588peopleὄχλον.ochlonG3793.”
17IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100desiresθέλῃthelēG2309to doποιεῖν,poieinG4160HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,he will knowγνώσεται περὶgnōsetai periG1097G4012whetherπότερονpoteronG4220MyτῆςtēsG3588teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322isἐστινestinG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316orἢēG2228whetherIG1473speakλαλῶ.lalōG2980onἀπ᾽ap᾽G575My ownG1683.
18He whoὁhoG3588speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980onἀφ᾽aph᾽G575his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438authorityseeksζητεῖ·zēteiG2212hisτὴνtēnG3588ownἰδίανidianG2398τὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,butδὲdeG1161He whoὁhoG3588seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of theτοῦtouG3588One whosentπέμψαντοςpempsantosG3992Himαὐτόν,autonG846οὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστιν,estinG1510a man of truthἀληθήςalēthēsG227καὶkaiG2532;inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846there isἔστιν.estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756falsehoodἀδικίαadikiaG93.
19Has notοὐouG3756MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμον;nomonG3551?YetκαὶkaiG2532not oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771keepsποιεῖpoieiG4160itτὸν νόμον·ton nomonG3588G3551.WhyτίtiG5101are you tryingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615MeG1473?”
22Butbecauseδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475gaveδέδωκενdedōkenG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771τὴνtēnG3588circumcisionπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061καὶkaiG2532,you circumciseπεριτέμνετεperitemneteG4059a boyἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444onἐνenG1722theSabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521(notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588patriarchsπατέρων,paterōnG3962.)
23IfεἰeiG1487a boyἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444can be circumcisedπεριτομὴν λαμβάνειperitomēn lambaneiG2983G4061onἐνenG1722theSabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521so thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475will notμὴmēG3361be brokenλυθῇluthēaG3089, whyare you angryχολᾶτεcholateG5520with MeἐμοὶemoiG1473forὅτιhotiG3754makingἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160thewholeὅλονholonG3650manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444wellὑγιῆhugiēG5199onἐνenG1722the Sabbathσαββάτῳ;sabbatōG4521?
Is Jesus the Christ?
26YetκαὶkaiG2532hereG2400He is, speakingλαλεῖ,laleiG2980publiclyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,andκαὶkaiG2532they are not sayingλέγουσιν. μήποτεlegousin mēpotepoteG3004G3361anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762to HimαὐτῷautōG846G4219.Have theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230recognizedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός;christosG5547?
28ThenοὖνounG3767τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,still teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321inἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts,cried outἜκραξεν λέγων·Ekraxen legōnG2896G2532G3004, “You knowG1492MeG2504,andG2532you knowG1492whereπόθενpothenG4159I am fromεἰμί·eimiG1510G2532.I have not comeοὐκ ἐλήλυθα,ouk elēluthaG3756G2064ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575My own accordG1683,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He whoὁhoG3588sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473isἔστινestinG1510trueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492HimὃνhonG3739,
30SoοὖνounG3767they triedἐζήτουνezētounG2212to seizeπιάσαι,piasaiG4084HimαὐτὸνautonG846,butκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911τὴνtēnG3588a handχεῖρα,cheiraG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846ἡhēG3588hourὥραhōraG5610had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064.
31ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183inἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793,howeverδὲdeG1161,believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidG2036, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comesἔλθῃ,elthēG2064,will He performμὴ ποιήσειmē poiēseiG3361G4160moreπλείοναpleionaG4119signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592thanὧνhōnG3739thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160?”
32WhentheοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἤκουσανēkousanG191theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793whisperingγογγύζοντοςgonguzontosG1111these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012JesusαὐτοῦautouG846καὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588, theyΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649officersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257toἵναinaG2443arrestπιάσωσινpiasōsinG4084Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
33SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771onlyἔτιetiG2089a little whileμικρὸνmikronG3398longerχρόνονchrononG5550,and thenκαὶkaiG2532I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.
35At thisοὖνounG3767,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453saidεἶπονeiponG2036toπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438, “WhereποῦpouG4226does HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778intendμέλλειmelleiG3195to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473will not findοὐχ εὑρήσομενouch heurēsomenG3756G2147Himαὐτόν;autonG846?Will Heμὴ μέλλειmē melleiG3361G3195goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198whereεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588Jewsare dispersedδιασπορὰνdiasporanG1290among theτῶνtōnG3588GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672,andκαὶkaiG2532teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321theτοὺςtousG3588GreeksἝλληνας;HellēnasG1672?
36WhatτίςtisG5101does He meanἐστιν ὁ λόγος οὗτοςestin ho logos houtosG1510G3778G3588G3056byὃνhonG3739sayingεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘You will look forζητήσετέzētēseteG2212MeG1473, butκαὶkaiG2532you will not findοὐχ εὑρήσετέouch heurēseteG3756G2147MeG1473,’andκαὶkaiG2532, ‘WhereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756G1410comeἐλθεῖν;¶eltheinG2064’?”
Living Water
37δὲdeG1161OnἘνEnG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078andτῇtēaG3588greatestμεγάλῃmegalēG3173dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of theτῆςtēsG3588feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stood upεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476andκαὶkaiG2532called out in a loud voiceἔκραξεν λέγων·ekraxen legōnG2896G3004, “IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100is thirstyδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,let him comeἐρχέσθωerchesthōG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπινέτω.pinetōG4095.
38WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519Meἐμέ,emeG1473,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124has saidεἶπενeipenG2036: ‘StreamsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215of livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204will flowῥεύσουσινrheusousinG4482fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588withinκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836himαὐτοῦautouG846.’”
39δὲdeG1161He was speakingτοῦτο εἶπενtouto eipenG3778G2036aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whomὃhoG3739those whoοἱhoiG3588believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν·autonG846were laterἔμελλονemellonG3195to receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983.ForγὰρgarG1063theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151hadἦνēnG1510not yetοὔπωoupōG3768been given,becauseὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764been glorifiedἐδοξάσθη.¶edoxasthēG1392.
Division over Jesus
41OthersἄλλοιalloiG243declaredG2036, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός·christosG5547.”ButδὲdeG1161still othersοἱhoiG3588askedG2036, “How canμὴ γὰρmē garG3361G1063theτῆςtēsG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comeἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064fromἐκekG1537ὁhoG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056?
42Doesn’tοὐχouchG3756theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124sayεἶπενeipenG2036thatὅτιhotiG3754theτοῦtouG3588Christχριστός;¶christosG5547will comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588lineσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,theὁhoG3588villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968whereὅπουhopouG3699DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138livedἦνēnG1510?”
The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
45ThenοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257returnedἮλθονĒlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαίους,PharisaiousG5330καὶkaiG2532, whoἐκεῖνοι·ekeinoiG1565askedεἶπονeiponG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223G5101didn’t you bringοὐκ ἠγάγετεouk ēgageteG3756G71Him inαὐτόν;autonG846?”
52“Aren’tμὴ εἶ;mē eiG1510G3361youσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056?”they repliedἀπεκρίθησαν εἶπαν αὐτῷ· καὶapekrithēsan eipan autō kaiG611G2532G2036G846. “Look into itἐραύνησονeraunēsonG2045,andκαὶkaiG2532you will seeG2400thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐκoukG3756prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396comesἐγείρεται.¶egeiretaiG1453out ofἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056.”
Commentaries on John 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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