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John 7:12-46

12There was muchG4183 grumblingG1112 amongG1722 the crowdsG3793 concerningG4012 Him; 1someG3588G3303 were sayingG3004, “He is a goodG18 manG18”; othersG243 were sayingG3004, “NoG3756, on the contraryG235, He leadsG4105 the peopleG3793 astrayG4105.” 13YetG3305 noG3762 oneG3762 was speakingG2980 openlyG3954 of Him for 2fearG5401 of the JewsG2453.

14But when it was nowG2235 the midstG3322 of the feastG1859 JesusG2424 wentG305 up into the templeG2413, and began to 3teachG1321. 154The JewsG2453 thenG3767 were astonishedG2296, sayingG3004, “HowG4459 has thisG3778 manG3778 5becomeG3609 learnedG3609, having neverG3361 been educatedG3129?” 16SoG3767 JesusG2424 answeredG611 them and saidG3004, “6My teachingG1322 is not MineG1699, but His who sentG3992 Me. 177IfG1437 anyoneG5100 is willingG2309 to doG4160 His willG2307, he will knowG1097 of the teachingG1322, whetherG4220 it is of GodG2316 orG2228 whether I speakG2980 from MyselfG1683. 18He who speaksG2980 from himselfG1438 8seeksG2212 his ownG2398 gloryG1391; but He who is seekingG2212 the gloryG1391 of the One who sentG3992 Him, He is trueG227, and there is noG3756 unrighteousnessG93 in Him.

19“9Did not MosesG3475 giveG1325 you the LawG3551, and yet noneG3762 of you carriesG4160 out the LawG3551? WhyG5101 do you 10seekG2212 to killG615 Me?” 20The crowdG3793 answeredG611, “11You haveG2192 a demonG1140! WhoG5101 seeksG2212 to killG615 You?” 21JesusG2424 answeredG611 them, “I didG4160 12oneG1520 13deedG2041, and you allG3956 marvelG2296. 22For thisG3778 reasonG1223 14MosesG3475 has givenG1325 you circumcisionG4061 (not becauseG3754 it is from MosesG3475, but from 15the fathersG3962), and on the SabbathG4521 you circumciseG4059 a manG444. 2316IfG1487 a manG444 receivesG2983 circumcisionG4061 on the SabbathG4521 soG2443 that the LawG3551 of MosesG3475 will not be brokenG3089, are you angryG5520 with Me becauseG3754 I madeG4160 an entireG3650 manG444 wellG5199 on the SabbathG4521? 24Do not 17judgeG2919 accordingG2596 to appearanceG3799, but 18judgeG2919 with righteousG1342 judgmentG2920.”

25SoG3767 someG5100 of the peopleG2415 of JerusalemG2415 were sayingG3004, “Is thisG3778 not the man whomG3739 they are seekingG2212 to killG615? 26LookG2396, He is speakingG2980 publiclyG3954, and they are sayingG3004 nothingG3762 to Him. 19The rulersG758 do not reallyG230 knowG1097 that thisG3778 is 20the ChristG5547, do they? 27HoweverG235, 21we knowG3609 whereG4159 thisG3778 manG3778 is from; but wheneverG3752 the ChristG5547 may comeG2064, noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG1097 whereG4159 He is from.” 28ThenG3767 JesusG2424 criedG2896 out in the templeG2413, 22teachingG1321 and sayingG3004, “23You bothG2532 knowG3609 Me and knowG3609 whereG4159 I amG1510 from; and 24I have not comeG2064 of MyselfG1683, but He who sentG3992 Me is trueG228, whomG3739 you do not knowG3609. 2925I knowG3609 Him, becauseG3754 26I amG1510 from Him, and 27He sentG649 Me.” 30SoG3767 they 28were seekingG2212 to seizeG4084 Him; and noG3762 manG3762 laidG1911 his handG5495 on Him, becauseG3754 His 29hourG5610 had not yetG3768 comeG2064. 31But 30manyG4183 of the crowdG3793 believedG4100 in Him; and they were sayingG3004, “31WhenG3752 32the ChristG5547 comesG2064, He will not performG2038 moreG4183 3334signsG4592 than those whichG3739 thisG3778 manG3778 has, will He?”

32The PhariseesG5330 heardG191 the crowdG3793 mutteringG1111 theseG3778 thingsG3778 aboutG4012 Him, and the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the PhariseesG5330 sentG649 35officersG5257 to 36seizeG4084 Him. 33ThereforeG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004, “37For a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089 I amG1510 with you, thenG2532 38I goG5217 to Him who sentG3992 Me. 3439You will seekG2212 Me, and will not findG2147 Me; and whereG3699 I amG1510, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064.” 3540The JewsG2453 thenG3767 saidG3004 to oneG1438 anotherG1438, “41WhereG4226 does thisG3778 manG3778 intendG3195 to goG4198 that we will not findG2147 Him? He is not intendingG3195 to goG4198 to 42the DispersionG1290 among 43the GreeksG1672, and teachG1321 the GreeksG1672, is He? 36WhatG5101 is thisG3778 statementG3056 that He saidG3004, ‘44You will seekG2212 Me, and will not findG2147 Me; and whereG3699 I amG1510, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064’?”

37NowG1161 on 45the lastG2078 dayG2250, the greatG3173 day of the feastG1859, JesusG2424 stoodG2476 and criedG2896 out, sayingG3004, “4647IfG1437 anyoneG5100 is thirstyG1372, 48let him comeG2064 to Me and drinkG4095. 38He who believesG4100 in Me, 49as the ScriptureG1124 saidG3004, ‘From 50his innermostG2836 beingG2836 will flowG4482 riversG4215 of 51livingG2198 waterG5204.’” 39But thisG3778 He spokeG3004 52of the SpiritG4151, whomG3739 thoseG3588 who believedG4100 in Him were to receiveG2983; for 53the SpiritG4151 was not yetG3768 given, becauseG3754 JesusG2424 was not yetG3764 54glorifiedG1392.

40Some of the peopleG3793 thereforeG3767, when they heardG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056, were sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 certainlyG230 is 55the ProphetG4396.” 41OthersG243 were sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 is 56the ChristG5547.” Still othersG3588 were sayingG3004, “57SurelyG3361 58the ChristG5547 is not going to comeG2064 from GalileeG1056, is He? 42Has not the ScriptureG1124 saidG3004 that the ChristG5547 comesG2064 from 59the descendantsG4690 of DavidG1160, and from BethlehemG965, the villageG2968 whereG3699 DavidG1160 was?” 43SoG3767 60a divisionG4978 occurredG1096 in the crowdG3793 becauseG1223 of Him. 4461SomeG5100 of them wantedG2309 to seizeG4084 Him, but noG3762 oneG3762 laidG1911 handsG5495 on Him.

45The 62officersG5257 thenG3767 cameG2064 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and PhariseesG5330, and they saidG3004 to them, “WhyG1223G5101 did you not bringG71 Him?” 46The 63officersG5257 answeredG611, “64NeverG3763 has a manG444 spokenG2980 the wayG3779 thisG3779 manG444 speaksG2980.”

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Notes

  1. 1. John 7:12 John 7:40-43 ↩
  2. 2. John 7:13 John 9:22; 12:42; 19:38; 20:19 ↩
  3. 3. John 7:14 Matt 26:55; John 7:28 ↩
  4. 4. John 7:15 John 1:19; 7:11, 13, 35 ↩
  5. 5. John 7:15 Acts 26:24 ↩
  6. 6. John 7:16 John 3:11 ↩
  7. 7. John 7:17 Ps 25:9, 14; Prov 3:32; Dan 12:10; John 3:21; 8:43f ↩
  8. 8. John 7:18 John 5:41; 8:50, 54; 12:43 ↩
  9. 9. John 7:19 John 1:17 ↩
  10. 10. John 7:19 Mark 11:18; John 7:1 ↩
  11. 11. John 7:20 Matt 11:18; John 8:48f, 52; 10:20 ↩
  12. 12. John 7:21 John 5:2-9, 16; 7:23 ↩
  13. 13. John 7:21 Or work ↩
  14. 14. John 7:22 Lev 12:3 ↩
  15. 15. John 7:22 Gen 17:10ff; 21:4; Acts 7:8 ↩
  16. 16. John 7:23 Matt 12:2; John 5:9, 10 ↩
  17. 17. John 7:24 Lev 19:15; Is 11:3; Zech 7:9; John 8:15 ↩
  18. 18. John 7:24 Lit judge the righteous judgment ↩
  19. 19. John 7:26 Luke 23:13; John 3:1 ↩
  20. 20. John 7:26 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  21. 21. John 7:27 John 6:42; 7:41f; 9:29 ↩
  22. 22. John 7:28 John 7:14 ↩
  23. 23. John 7:28 John 6:42; 7:14f; 9:29 ↩
  24. 24. John 7:28 John 8:42 ↩
  25. 25. John 7:29 Matt 11:27; John 8:55; 17:25 ↩
  26. 26. John 7:29 John 6:46 ↩
  27. 27. John 7:29 John 3:17 ↩
  28. 28. John 7:30 Matt 21:46; John 7:32, 44; 10:39 ↩
  29. 29. John 7:30 John 7:6; 8:20 ↩
  30. 30. John 7:31 John 2:23; 8:30; 10:42; 11:45; 12:11, 42 ↩
  31. 31. John 7:31 John 7:26 ↩
  32. 32. John 7:31 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  33. 33. John 7:31 Or attesting miracles ↩
  34. 34. John 7:31 John 2:11 ↩
  35. 35. John 7:32 Matt 26:58; John 7:45f ↩
  36. 36. John 7:32 Matt 12:14 ↩
  37. 37. John 7:33 John 12:35; 13:33; 14:19; 16:16-19 ↩
  38. 38. John 7:33 John 14:12, 28; 16:5, 10, 17, 28; 20:17 ↩
  39. 39. John 7:34 John 7:36; 8:21; 13:33 ↩
  40. 40. John 7:35 John 7:1 ↩
  41. 41. John 7:35 John 8:22 ↩
  42. 42. John 7:35 Ps 147:2; Is 11:12; 56:8; Zeph 3:10; James 1:1; 1 Pet 1:1 ↩
  43. 43. John 7:35 John 12:20; Acts 14:1; 17:4; 18:4; Rom 1:16 ↩
  44. 44. John 7:36 John 7:34; 8:21; 13:33 ↩
  45. 45. John 7:37 Lev 23:36; Num 29:35; Neh 8:18 ↩
  46. 46. John 7:37 Vv 37-38 may also be read: If anyone is thirsty,...let him come..., he who believes in me as... ↩
  47. 47. John 7:37 John 4:10, 14; 6:35 ↩
  48. 48. John 7:37 Or let him keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking ↩
  49. 49. John 7:38 Is 44:3; 55:1; 58:11 ↩
  50. 50. John 7:38 Lit out of his belly ↩
  51. 51. John 7:38 John 4:10 ↩
  52. 52. John 7:39 Joel 2:28; John 1:33 ↩
  53. 53. John 7:39 John 20:22; Acts 1:4f; 2:4, 33; 19:2 ↩
  54. 54. John 7:39 John 12:16, 23; 13:31f; 16:14; 17:1 ↩
  55. 55. John 7:40 Matt 21:11; John 1:21 ↩
  56. 56. John 7:41 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  57. 57. John 7:41 John 1:46; 7:52 ↩
  58. 58. John 7:41 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  59. 59. John 7:42 Ps 89:4; Mic 5:2; Matt 1:1; 2:5f; Luke 2:4ff ↩
  60. 60. John 7:43 John 9:16; 10:19 ↩
  61. 61. John 7:44 John 7:30 ↩
  62. 62. John 7:45 John 7:32 ↩
  63. 63. John 7:46 John 7:32 ↩
  64. 64. John 7:46 Matt 7:28 ↩

Commentaries on John 7

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