New American Standard Bible 2020

John 7:7-20

7The worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756hateμισεῖνmiseinG3404you, but it hatesμισεῖ,miseiG3404Me becauseG3754I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012it, thatits deedsἔργαergaG2041are evilπονηράponēraG4190.

8GoG305upG305to the feastἑορτήνhe'ortēnG1859yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771;I am not goingG305upG305to thisταύτην,tautēnG3778feastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859,becauseὅτιhotiG3754My timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768fullyG4137arrivedG4137.”

9NowδὲdeG1161having saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778to them, He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306in GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳ.¶GalilaiaG1056.

10But whenG5613HisbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80had goneG305upG305to the feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859,thenτότεtoteG5119He HimselfG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532wentG305upG305,not publiclyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320, but as thoughin secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927.

11SoοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453were lookingG2212forG2212Him at the feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859and sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “WhereποῦpouG4226is He?”

12And there was a greatG4183dealG4183of talkG1112aboutπερὶperiG4012Him inG1112secretG1112amongἐνenG1722the crowdsὄχλοις.ochloisG3793:someμὲνmenG3588 G3303were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “He is a goodἀγαθόςagathosG18manG18”;othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Noοὔ,ouG3756,on the contraryἀλλὰallaG235,He is misleadingπλανᾷplanaG4105the peopleὄχλον.ochlonG3793.”

13HoweverμέντοιmentoiG3305,noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954aboutπερὶperiG4012Him, forfearφόβονphobonG5401ofthe JewsἸουδαίων.¶IoudaiōnG2453.

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?”

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