Berean Standard Bible

John 7:18-37

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 nomonG3588 G3551.WhyτίtiG5101are you tryingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615MeG1473?”

20“You haveἔχεις·echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140,”theὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611. “WhoτίςtisG5101is tryingζητεῖzēteiG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;¶apokteinaiG615YouσεseG4771?”

21JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπενApekrithē kai eipenG611 G2532 G2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “I didἐποίησα,epoiēsaG4160oneἓνhenG1520miracleἔργονergonG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532you are all amazedπάντες θαυμάζετε.pantes thaumazeteG3956 G2296.

22Butbecauseδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475gaveδέδωκενdedōkenG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771τὴνtēnG3588circumcisionπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061καὶkaiG2532,you circumciseπεριτέμνετεperitemneteG4059a boyἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444onἐνenG1722theSabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521(notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588patriarchsπατέρων,paterōnG3962.)

23IfεἰeiG1487a boyἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444can be circumcisedπεριτομὴν λαμβάνειperitomēn lambaneiG2983 G4061onἐνenG1722theSabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521so thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475will notμὴmēG3361be brokenλυθῇluthēaG3089, whyare you angryχολᾶτεcholateG5520with MeἐμοὶemoiG1473forὅτιhotiG3754makingἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160thewholeὅλονholonG3650manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444wellὑγιῆhugiēG5199onἐνenG1722the Sabbathσαββάτῳ;sabbatōG4521?

24StopμὴmēG3361judgingκρίνετεkrineteG2919byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596outward appearancesὄψιν,opsinG3799, and startἀλλὰallaG235judgingκρίνετε.krineteG2919τὴνtēnG3588justlyδικαίαν κρίσινdikaian krisinG1342 G2920.”

25ThenοὖνounG3767someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588peopleof JerusalemἹεροσολυμιτῶν·Hi'erosolumitōnG2415began to sayG2036, “Isn’tοὐχ ἐστινouch estinG1510 G3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778the manὃνhonG3739they are tryingζητοῦσινzētousinG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615?

26YetκαὶkaiG2532hereG2400He is, speakingλαλεῖ,laleiG2980publiclyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,andκαὶkaiG2532they are not sayingλέγουσιν. μήποτεlegousin mēpotepoteG3004 G3361anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762to HimαὐτῷautōG846G4219.Have theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230recognizedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός;christosG5547?

27ButἀλλὰallaG235we knowG1492whereπόθενpothenG4159thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manis fromἐστίν·estinG1510δὲdeG1161.WhenὅτανhotanG3752theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comesἔρχηται,erchētaiG2064,no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762will knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097whereπόθενpothenG4159He is fromἐστίν.¶estinG1510.”

28ThenοὖνounG3767τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,still teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321inἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts,cried outἜκραξεν λέγων·Ekraxen legōnG2896 G2532 G3004, “You knowG1492MeG2504,andG2532you knowG1492whereπόθενpothenG4159I am fromεἰμί·eimiG1510G2532.I have not comeοὐκ ἐλήλυθα,ouk elēluthaG3756 G2064ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575My own accordG1683,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He whoὁhoG3588sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473isἔστινestinG1510trueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492HimὃνhonG3739,

29but IG1473knowG1492Himαὐτόν,autonG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμι,eimiG1510fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844HimαὐτοῦautouG846and HeG2548sentἀπέστειλεν.apesteilenG649MeG1473.”

30SoοὖνounG3767they triedἐζήτουνezētounG2212to seizeπιάσαι,piasaiG4084HimαὐτὸνautonG846,butκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911τὴνtēnG3588a handχεῖρα,cheiraG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846ἡhēG3588hourὥραhōraG5610had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064.

31ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183inἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793,howeverδὲdeG1161,believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidG2036, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comesἔλθῃ,elthēG2064,will He performμὴ ποιήσειmē poiēseiG3361 G4160moreπλείοναpleionaG4119signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592thanὧνhōnG3739thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160?”

32WhentheοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἤκουσανēkousanG191theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793whisperingγογγύζοντοςgonguzontosG1111these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012JesusαὐτοῦautouG846καὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588, theyΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649officersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257toἵναinaG2443arrestπιάσωσινpiasōsinG4084Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

33SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771onlyἔτιetiG2089a little whileμικρὸνmikronG3398longerχρόνονchrononG5550,and thenκαὶkaiG2532I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.

34You will look forζητήσετέzētēseteG2212MeG1473, butκαὶkaiG2532you will not findοὐχ εὑρήσετέouch heurēseteG3756 G2147MeG1473;andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410comeἐλθεῖν.¶eltheinG2064.”

35At thisοὖνounG3767,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453saidεἶπονeiponG2036toπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438, “WhereποῦpouG4226does HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778intendμέλλειmelleiG3195to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473will not findοὐχ εὑρήσομενouch heurēsomenG3756 G2147Himαὐτόν;autonG846?Will Heμὴ μέλλειmē melleiG3361 G3195goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198whereεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588Jewsare dispersedδιασπορὰνdiasporanG1290among theτῶνtōnG3588GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672,andκαὶkaiG2532teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321theτοὺςtousG3588GreeksἝλληνας;HellēnasG1672?

36WhatτίςtisG5101does He meanἐστιν ὁ λόγος οὗτοςestin ho logos houtosG1510 G3778 G3588 G3056byὃνhonG3739sayingεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘You will look forζητήσετέzētēseteG2212MeG1473, butκαὶkaiG2532you will not findοὐχ εὑρήσετέouch heurēseteG3756 G2147MeG1473,’andκαὶkaiG2532, ‘WhereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410comeἐλθεῖν;¶eltheinG2064’?”

37δὲdeG1161OnἘνEnG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078andτῇtēaG3588greatestμεγάλῃmegalēG3173dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of theτῆςtēsG3588feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stood upεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476andκαὶkaiG2532called out in a loud voiceἔκραξεν λέγων·ekraxen legōnG2896 G3004, “IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100is thirstyδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,let him comeἐρχέσθωerchesthōG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπινέτω.pinetōG4095.

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