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John 7:40-53

40οὖνounG3767On hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τοῦtouG3588wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056, someofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588peopleὄχλουochlouG3793saidG2036, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230theὁhoG3588Prophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396.”

41OthersἄλλοιalloiG243declaredG2036, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός·christosG5547.”ButδὲdeG1161still othersοἱhoiG3588askedG2036, “How canμὴ γὰρmē garG3361 G1063theτῆςtēsG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comeἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064fromἐκekG1537ὁhoG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056?

42Doesn’tοὐχouchG3756theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124sayεἶπενeipenG2036thatὅτιhotiG3754theτοῦtouG3588Christχριστός;¶christosG5547will comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588lineσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,theὁhoG3588villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968whereὅπουhopouG3699DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138livedἦνēnG1510?”

43SoοὖνounG3767there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096divisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223Jesusαὐτόν.autonG846.

44δὲdeG1161SomeτινὲςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846wantedἤθελονēthelonG2309to seizeπιάσαιpiasaiG4084Himαὐτόν,autonG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911τὰςtasG3588a handχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

45ThenοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257returnedἮλθονĒlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαίους,PharisaiousG5330καὶkaiG2532, whoἐκεῖνοι·ekeinoiG1565askedεἶπονeiponG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101didn’t you bringοὐκ ἠγάγετεouk ēgageteG3756 G71Him inαὐτόν;autonG846?”

46“Never hasοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763anyoneG444spokenG2980οὕτωςhoutōsG3779likeG5613thisG3778G3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444G2980!”theG3588officersὑπηρέται·hupēretaiG5257answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611.

47“Have youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoμὴ καὶmē kaiG3361 G2532been deceivedπεπλάνησθε;peplanēstheG4105οὖνounG3767?”repliedἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·PharisaioiG5330αὐτοῖςautoisG846.

48“HaveμήmēG3361anyτιςtisG5100ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758orἢēG2228ἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίων;PharisaiōnG5330believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846?

49Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793thatὁhoG3588does not knowμὴ γινώσκωνmē ginōskōnG3361 G1097theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551—they areεἰσιν.eisinG1510under a curseG1944.”

50NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530,whoὁhoG3588had goneἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toπρὸςprosG4314Jesusαὐτούς,autousG846τὸtoG3588earlierG4386and who himselfwasὢνōnG1510oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτὸνautonG846,askedλέγειlegeiG3004πρὸςprosG4314αὐτῶν·autōnG846,

51“Does ourG1473ὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551convictμὴ κρίνειmē krineiG3361 G2919τὸνtonG3588a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444withoutἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361firstG4412hearingἀκούσῃakousēG191fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτοῦautouG846καὶkaiG2532to determineγνῷgnōG1097whatτίtiG5101he has doneποιεῖ;¶poieiG4160?”

52“Aren’tμὴ εἶ;mē eiG1510 G3361youσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056?”they repliedἀπεκρίθησαν εἶπαν αὐτῷ· καὶapekrithēsan eipan autō kaiG611 G2532 G2036 G846. “Look into itἐραύνησονeraunēsonG2045,andκαὶkaiG2532you will seeG2400thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐκoukG3756prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396comesἐγείρεται.¶egeiretaiG1453out ofἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056.”

53ThenG2532eachG1538wentG4198toG1519G3588his ownG846homeG3624.

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