New American Standard Bible 1995

John 7:31-53

31But 1many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “2When 3the Christ comes, He will not perform more 4 5signs than those which this man has, will He?”

32The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent 6officers to 7seize Him. 33Therefore Jesus said, “8For a little while longer I am with you, then 9I go to Him who sent Me. 34 10You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” 35 11The Jews then said to one another, “12Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to 13the Dispersion among 14the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He? 36What is this statement that He said, ‘15You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

37Now on 16the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “17 18If anyone is thirsty, 19let him come to Me and drink. 38He who believes in Me, 20as the Scripture said, ‘From 21his innermost being will flow rivers of 22living water.’” 39But this He spoke 23of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for 24the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet 25glorified.

40Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is 26the Prophet.” 41Others were saying, “This is 27the Christ.” Still others were saying, “28Surely 29the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? 42Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from 30the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43So 31a division occurred in the crowd because of Him. 44 32Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

45The 33officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” 46The 34officers answered, “35Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.” 47The Pharisees then answered them, “36You have not also been led astray, have you? 48 37No one of 38the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? 49But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.” 50 39Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them, 51“40Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?” 52They answered him, “41You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” 53[42Everyone went to his home.

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Notes

1. John 7:31 John 2:23; 8:30; 10:42; 11:45; 12:11, 42 ↩
2. John 7:31 John 7:26 ↩
3. John 7:31 I.e. the Messiah ↩
4. John 7:31 Or attesting miracles ↩
5. John 7:31 John 2:11 ↩
6. John 7:32 Matt 26:58; John 7:45f ↩
7. John 7:32 Matt 12:14 ↩
8. John 7:33 John 12:35; 13:33; 14:19; 16:16-19 ↩
9. John 7:33 John 14:12, 28; 16:5, 10, 17, 28; 20:17 ↩
10. John 7:34 John 7:36; 8:21; 13:33 ↩
11. John 7:35 John 7:1 ↩
12. John 7:35 John 8:22 ↩
13. John 7:35 Ps 147:2; Is 11:12; 56:8; Zeph 3:10; James 1:1; 1 Pet 1:1 ↩
14. John 7:35 John 12:20; Acts 14:1; 17:4; 18:4; Rom 1:16 ↩
15. John 7:36 John 7:34; 8:21; 13:33 ↩
16. John 7:37 Lev 23:36; Num 29:35; Neh 8:18 ↩
17. John 7:37 Vv 37-38 may also be read: If anyone is thirsty,...let him come..., he who believes in me as... ↩
18. John 7:37 John 4:10, 14; 6:35 ↩
19. John 7:37 Or let him keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking ↩
20. John 7:38 Is 44:3; 55:1; 58:11 ↩
21. John 7:38 Lit out of his belly ↩
22. John 7:38 John 4:10 ↩
23. John 7:39 Joel 2:28; John 1:33 ↩
24. John 7:39 John 20:22; Acts 1:4f; 2:4, 33; 19:2 ↩
25. John 7:39 John 12:16, 23; 13:31f; 16:14; 17:1 ↩
26. John 7:40 Matt 21:11; John 1:21 ↩
27. John 7:41 I.e. the Messiah ↩
28. John 7:41 John 1:46; 7:52 ↩
29. John 7:41 I.e. the Messiah ↩
30. John 7:42 Ps 89:4; Mic 5:2; Matt 1:1; 2:5f; Luke 2:4ff ↩
31. John 7:43 John 9:16; 10:19 ↩
32. John 7:44 John 7:30 ↩
33. John 7:45 John 7:32 ↩
34. John 7:46 John 7:32 ↩
35. John 7:46 Matt 7:28 ↩
36. John 7:47 John 7:12 ↩
37. John 7:48 John 12:42 ↩
38. John 7:48 Luke 23:13; John 7:26 ↩
39. John 7:50 John 3:1; 19:39 ↩
40. John 7:51 Ex 23:1; Deut 17:6; 19:15; Prov 18:13; Acts 23:3 ↩
41. John 7:52 John 1:46; 7:41 ↩
42. John 7:53 Later mss add the story of the adulterous woman, numbering it as John 7:53-8:11 ↩

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