New American Standard Bible 2020

John 7:14-28

14But when it was nowἬδηĒdēG2235the middleμεσούσηςmesousēsG3322of the feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentG305upG305into the templeG2413area, and began toteachἐδίδασκεν.edidaskenG1321.

15The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767wereG2296astonishedG2296,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459has thisG3778ManG3778becomeG3609learnedγράμματαgrammataG3609 G1121,not having been educatedμεμαθηκώς;¶memathēkōsG3129?”

16SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them and saidG3004, “My teachingδιδαχὴdidachēG1322is not My ownG1699,but His who sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992Me.

17IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100is willingθέλῃthelēG2309to doποιεῖν,poieinG4160His willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,he will knowγνώσεταιgnōsetaiG1097aboutπερὶperiG4012the teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322,whetherπότερονpoteronG4220it is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,orἢēG2228I am speakingλαλῶ.lalōG2980from MyselfG1683.

18The one 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 MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475not giveδέδωκενdedōkenG1325you the Lawνόμον;nomonG3551, and yetnoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of you carriesG4160outG4160the Lawνόμον·nomonG3551?WhyτίtiG5101are youseekingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615Me?”

20The crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “You haveἔχεις·echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140!WhoτίςtisG5101is seekingζητεῖzēteiG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;¶apokteinaiG615You?”

21JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them,“I didἐποίησα,epoiēsaG4160oneἓνhenG1520deedἔργονergonG2041,and you allπάντεςpantesG3956areG2296astonishedG2296.

22For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325you circumcisionπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061(not that it is from MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475, but fromthe fathersπατέρων,paterōnG3962), and evenon a SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521you circumciseπεριτέμνετεperitemneteG4059a manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

23IfεἰeiG1487a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061on a SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the LawνόμοςnomosG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475will not be brokenλυθῇluthēaG3089,are you angryχολᾶτεcholateG5520at Me becauseὅτιhotiG3754I madeἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160an entireὅλονholonG3650manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444wellὑγιῆhugiēG5199on a Sabbathσαββάτῳ;sabbatōG4521?

24Do notjudgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919by the outwardG3799appearanceG3799,but judgeκρίνετε.krineteG2919with righteousδικαίανdikaianG1342judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920.”

25SoοὖνounG3767someτινεςtinesG5100of the peopleG2415ofG2415JerusalemἹεροσολυμιτῶν·Hi'erosolumitōnG2415were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “Is thisG3778ManG3778not the one whomὃνhonG3739they are seekingζητοῦσινzētousinG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615?

26And yetlookἴδεideG2396,He is speakingλαλεῖ,laleiG2980publiclyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,and they are sayingλέγουσιν.legousinG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762to Him.The rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758do not reallyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230knowἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is theChristχριστός;christosG5547, do they?

27HoweverἀλλὰallaG235,we knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159thisG3778ManτοῦτονtoutonG3778is from; but whenὅτανhotanG3752the ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comesἔρχηται,erchētaiG2064,noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097whereπόθενpothenG4159He is from.”

28ThenοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedG2896outG2896in the templeG2413,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321and sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “You bothG2532knowG3609Me and you knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159I amG1510from; andI have not comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064of MyselfG1683,but He who sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992Me is trueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228,whomὃνhonG3739you do not knowG3609.

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