New American Standard Bible 1995

John 7:32-45

32The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἤκουσανēkousanG191the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793mutteringγογγύζοντοςgonguzontosG1111theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012Him, and the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649officersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257toseizeπιάσωσινpiasōsinG4084Him.

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004, “For a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089I amεἰμιeimiG1510with you, thenκαὶkaiG2532I goὑπάγωhupagōG5217to Him who sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992Me.

34You will seekζητήσετέzētēseteG2212Me, and will not findεὑρήσετέheurēseteG2147Me; and whereὅπουhopouG3699I amεἰμὶeimiG1510,you cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν.¶eltheinG2064.”

35The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to oneG1438anotherG1438, “WhereποῦpouG4226does thisG3778manG3778intendμέλλειmelleiG3195to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198that we will not findεὑρήσομενheurēsomenG2147Him? He is not intendingμέλλειmelleiG3195to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198tothe DispersionδιασπορὰνdiasporanG1290amongthe GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672,and teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321the GreeksἝλληνας;HellēnasG1672, is He?

36WhatτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778statementλόγοςlogosG3056that He saidG3004, ‘You will seekζητήσετέzētēseteG2212Me, and will not findεὑρήσετέheurēseteG2147Me; and whereὅπουhopouG3699I amG1510,you cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν;¶eltheinG2064’?”

37NowδὲdeG1161onthe lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,the greatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173dayof the feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476and criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896out, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100is thirstyδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,let him comeἐρχέσθωerchesthōG2064to Me and drinkπινέτω.pinetōG4095.

38He who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Me,as the Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124saidG3004, ‘Fromhis innermostG2836beingG2836will flowῥεύσουσινrheusousinG4482riversποταμοὶpotamoiG4215oflivingζῶντος.zōntosG2198waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204.’”

39But thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He spokeG3004of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whomὃhoG3739thoseG3588who believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100in Him were to receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983; forthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was not yetοὔπωoupōG3768given,becauseὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was not yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764glorifiedἐδοξάσθη.¶edoxasthēG1392.

40Someof the peopleὄχλουochlouG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056,were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778certainlyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230isthe Prophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396.”

41OthersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isthe Christχριστός·christosG5547.”Still othersG3588were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “SurelyμὴmēG3361the ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547is not going to comeἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056, is He?

42Has not the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saidG3004that the Christχριστός;¶christosG5547comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064fromthe descendantsσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of DavidG1160,and from BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,the villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968whereὅπουhopouG3699DavidG1160was?”

43SoοὖνounG3767a divisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096in the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of Him.

44SomeτινὲςtinesG5100of them wantedἤθελονēthelonG2309to seizeπιάσαιpiasaiG4084Him, but noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911handsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495on Him.

45TheofficersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257thenοὖνounG3767cameἮλθονĒlthonG2064to the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and PhariseesΦαρισαίους,PharisaiousG5330,and they saidG3004to them, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not bringἠγάγετεēgageteG71Him?”

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