New American Standard Bible 1995

John 7:7-20

7The worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756hateμισεῖνmiseinG3404you, but it hatesμισεῖ,miseiG3404Me becauseG3754I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140of it, thatits deedsἔργαergaG2041are evilπονηράponēraG4190.

8GoἀνάβητεanabēteG305up to the feastἑορτήνhe'ortēnG1859yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771;I do not goἀναβαίνωanabainōG305up to thisταύτην,tautēnG3778feastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859becauseὅτιhotiG3754My timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768fullyG4137comeG4137.”

9Having saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778to them, He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306in GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳ.¶GalilaiaG1056.

10But whenὩςHōsG5613HisbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80had goneἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up to the feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859,thenτότεtoteG5119He HimselfG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532wentἀνέβηanebēG305up, not publiclyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320,but as ifὡςhōsG5613,in secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927.

11SoοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453were seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212Him at the feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859and were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “WhereποῦpouG4226is He?”

12There was muchπολὺςpolusG4183grumblingγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112amongἐνenG1722the crowdsὄχλοις.ochloisG3793concerningπερὶperiG4012Him;someμὲνmenG3588 G3303were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “He is a goodἀγαθόςagathosG18manG18”;othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Noοὔ,ouG3756,on the contraryἀλλὰallaG235,He leadsG4105the peopleὄχλον.ochlonG3793astrayG4105.”

13YetμέντοιmentoiG3305noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954of Him forfearφόβονphobonG5401of the JewsἸουδαίων.¶IoudaiōnG2453.

14But when it was nowἬδηĒdēG2235the midstμεσούσηςmesousēsG3322of the feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἀνέβηanebēG305up into the templeG2413, and began toteachἐδίδασκεν.edidaskenG1321.

15The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767were astonishedἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459has thisG3778manG3778becomeG3609learnedG3609,having neverμὴmēG3361been educatedμεμαθηκώς;¶memathēkōsG3129?”

16SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them and saidG3004, “My teachingδιδαχὴdidachēG1322is not MineG1699,but His who sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992Me.

17IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100is willingθέλῃthelēG2309to doποιεῖν,poieinG4160His willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,he will knowγνώσεταιgnōsetaiG1097of the teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322,whetherπότερονpoteronG4220it is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316orἢēG2228whetherI speakλαλῶ.lalōG2980from MyselfG1683.

18He who speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980from himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438seeksζητεῖ·zēteiG2212his ownἰδίανidianG2398gloryδόξανdoxanG1391;but He who is seekingζητῶνzētōnG2212the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the One who sentπέμψαντοςpempsantosG3992Him, He is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227,and there is noοὐκoukG3756unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93in Him.

19“Did not MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475giveδέδωκενdedōkenG1325you the Lawνόμον;nomonG3551, and yetnoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of you carriesποιεῖpoieiG4160out the Lawνόμον·nomonG3551?WhyτίtiG5101do youseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615Me?”

20The crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “You haveἔχεις·echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140!WhoτίςtisG5101seeksζητεῖzēteiG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;¶apokteinaiG615You?”

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