New American Standard Bible 2020

John 7:25-36

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.

29I do knowG3609Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμι,eimiG1510from Him, andHe sentἀπέστειλεν.apesteilenG649Me.”

30SoοὖνounG3767theywere seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to arrestπιάσαι,piasaiG4084Him; and yetnoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911a handχεῖρα,cheiraG5495on Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754HishourὥραhōraG5610had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064.

31ButmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him; and they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comesἔλθῃ,elthēG2064,He will not performG2038moreG4183signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592than those whichὧνhōnG3739thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778has doneG2038, will He?”

32The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἤκουσανēkousanG191the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793whisperingγογγύζοντοςgonguzontosG1111theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012Him, and the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649officersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257toarrestπιάσωσινpiasōsinG4084Him.

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004, “For a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089I amεἰμιeimiG1510going to be with you, and thenI am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217to Him who sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992Me.

34You will seekζητήσετέzētēseteG2212Me, and will not findεὑρήσετέheurēseteG2147Me; and whereὅπουhopouG3699I amεἰμὶeimiG1510,you cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν.¶eltheinG2064.”

35The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to oneG1438anotherG1438, “WhereποῦpouG4226does thisG3778ManG3778intendμέλλειmelleiG3195to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198that we will not findεὑρήσομενheurēsomenG2147Him? He does not intendμέλλειmelleiG3195to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198tothe DispersionδιασπορὰνdiasporanG1290amongthe GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672,and teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321the GreeksἝλληνας;HellēnasG1672, does He?

36WhatτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778statementλόγοςlogosG3056that He saidG3004, ‘You will seekζητήσετέzētēseteG2212Me, and will not findεὑρήσετέheurēseteG2147Me; and whereὅπουhopouG3699I amG1510,you cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν;¶eltheinG2064’?”

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