New American Standard Bible 1995

John 7:9-23

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?”

21JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them,“I didἐποίησα,epoiēsaG4160oneἓνhenG1520deedἔργονergonG2041,and you allπάντεςpantesG3956marvelθαυμάζετε.thaumazeteG2296.

22For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325you circumcisionπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061(not becauseὅτιhotiG3754it is from MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475, but fromthe fathersπατέρων,paterōnG3962), and on theSabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521you circumciseπεριτέμνετεperitemneteG4059a manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

23IfεἰeiG1487a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061on theSabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521soἵναinaG2443that the LawνόμοςnomosG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475will not be brokenλυθῇluthēaG3089,are you angryχολᾶτεcholateG5520with Me becauseὅτιhotiG3754I madeἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160an entireὅλονholonG3650manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444wellὑγιῆhugiēG5199on theSabbathσαββάτῳ;sabbatōG4521?

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