John 7:31-53

31But 1manyG4183 of the crowdG3793 believedG4100 in Him; and they were sayingG3004, “2WhenG3752 3the ChristG5547 comesG2064, He will not performG2038 moreG4183 45signsG4592 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 6officersG5257 to 7seizeG4084 Him. 33ThereforeG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004, “8For a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089 I amG1510 with you, thenG2532 9I goG5217 to Him who sentG3992 Me. 3410You will seekG2212 Me, and will not findG2147 Me; and whereG3699 I amG1510, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064.” 3511The JewsG2453 thenG3767 saidG3004 to oneG1438 anotherG1438, “12WhereG4226 does thisG3778 manG3778 intendG3195 to goG4198 that we will not findG2147 Him? He is not intendingG3195 to goG4198 to 13the DispersionG1290 among 14the GreeksG1672, and teachG1321 the GreeksG1672, is He? 36WhatG5101 is thisG3778 statementG3056 that He saidG3004, ‘15You will seekG2212 Me, and will not findG2147 Me; and whereG3699 I amG1510, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064’?”

37NowG1161 on 16the lastG2078 dayG2250, the greatG3173 day of the feastG1859, JesusG2424 stoodG2476 and criedG2896 out, sayingG3004, “1718IfG1437 anyoneG5100 is thirstyG1372, 19let him comeG2064 to Me and drinkG4095. 38He who believesG4100 in Me, 20as the ScriptureG1124 saidG3004, ‘From 21his innermostG2836 beingG2836 will flowG4482 riversG4215 of 22livingG2198 waterG5204.’” 39But thisG3778 He spokeG3004 23of the SpiritG4151, whomG3739 thoseG3588 who believedG4100 in Him were to receiveG2983; for 24the SpiritG4151 was not yetG3768 given, becauseG3754 JesusG2424 was not yetG3764 25glorifiedG1392.

40Some of the peopleG3793 thereforeG3767, when they heardG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056, were sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 certainlyG230 is 26the ProphetG4396.” 41OthersG243 were sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 is 27the ChristG5547.” Still othersG3588 were sayingG3004, “28SurelyG3361 29the ChristG5547 is not going to comeG2064 from GalileeG1056, is He? 42Has not the ScriptureG1124 saidG3004 that the ChristG5547 comesG2064 from 30the descendantsG4690 of DavidG1160, and from BethlehemG965, the villageG2968 whereG3699 DavidG1160 was?” 43SoG3767 31a divisionG4978 occurredG1096 in the crowdG3793 becauseG1223 of Him. 4432SomeG5100 of them wantedG2309 to seizeG4084 Him, but noG3762 oneG3762 laidG1911 handsG5495 on Him.

45The 33officersG5257 thenG3767 cameG2064 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and PhariseesG5330, and they saidG3004 to them, “WhyG1223G5101 did you not bringG71 Him?” 46The 34officersG5257 answeredG611, “35NeverG3763 has a manG444 spokenG2980 the wayG3779 thisG3779 manG444 speaksG2980.” 47The PhariseesG5330 thenG3767 answeredG611 them, “36You have not alsoG2532 been ledG4105 astrayG4105, have you? 4837NoG3361 oneG5100 of 38the rulersG758 orG2228 PhariseesG5330 has believedG4100 in Him, has he? 49But thisG3778 crowdG3793 which does not knowG1097 the LawG3551 is accursedG1884.” 5039NicodemusG3530 (he who cameG2064 to Him beforeG4387, beingG1510 oneG1520 of them) saidG3004 to them, 51“40Our LawG3551 does not judgeG2919 a manG444 unlessG1437G3361 it firstG4413 hearsG191 from him and knowsG1097 whatG5101 he is doingG4160, does it?” 52They answeredG611 him, “41You are not alsoG2532 from GalileeG1056, are you? SearchG2045, and seeG3708 that noG3756 prophetG4396 arisesG1453 out of GalileeG1056.” 53[42EveryoneG1538 wentG4198 to his homeG3624.