New American Standard Bible 2020

John 7:9-23

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?”

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?

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