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John 7

Jesus Teaches at the Feast

1AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 JesusG2424 1was walkingG4043 in GalileeG1056, for He was unwillingG3756G2309 to walkG4043 in JudeaG2449 becauseG3754 2the JewsG2453 3were seekingG2212 to killG615 Him. 2NowG1161 the feastG1859 of the JewsG2453, 4the FeastG4634 ofG4634 BoothsG4634, was nearG1451. 3SoG3767 His 5brothersG80 saidG3004 to Him, “MoveG3327 onG3327 fromG1782 hereG1782 and goG5217 into JudeaG2449, soG2443 thatG2443 Your 6disciplesG3101 alsoG2532 may seeG2334 Your worksG2041 whichG3739 You are doingG4160. 4For noG3762 oneG3762 doesG4160 anythingG5100 in secretG2927 7whenG2532 he himselfG846 is strivingG2212 to be known publiclyG3954. IfG1487 You are doingG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778, showG5319 YourselfG4572 to the worldG2889.” 5For not evenG3761 His 8brothersG80 believedG4100 in Him. 6SoG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “9My timeG2540 is not yetG3768 hereG3918, but your timeG2540 is alwaysG3842 readyG2092. 710The worldG2889 cannotG1410G3756 hateG3404 you, but it hatesG3404 Me becauseG3754 I testifyG3140 aboutG4012 it, that 11its deedsG2041 are evilG4190. 8GoG305 upG305 to the feastG1859 yourselvesG4771; I am not goingG305 upG305 to thisG3778 feastG1859, becauseG3754 12My timeG2540 has not yetG3768 fullyG4137 arrivedG4137.” 9NowG1161 having saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to them, He stayedG3306 in GalileeG1056.

10But whenG5613 His 13brothersG80 had goneG305 upG305 to the feastG1859, thenG5119 He HimselfG846 alsoG2532 wentG305 upG305, not publiclyG5320, but as though in secretG2927. 1114SoG3767 the JewsG2453 15were lookingG2212 forG2212 Him at the feastG1859 and sayingG3004, “WhereG4226 is He?” 12And there was a greatG4183 dealG4183 of talkG1112 aboutG4012 Him inG1112 secretG1112 amongG1722 the crowdsG3793: 16someG3588G3303 were sayingG3004, “He is a goodG18 manG18”; othersG243 were sayingG3004, “NoG3756, on the contraryG235, He is misleadingG4105 the peopleG3793.” 13HoweverG3305, noG3762 oneG3762 was speakingG2980 openlyG3954 aboutG4012 Him, for 17fearG5401 of 18the JewsG2453.

14But when it was nowG2235 the middleG3322 of the feastG1859, JesusG2424 wentG305 upG305 into the templeG2413 area, and began to 19teachG1321. 1520The JewsG2453 thenG3767 wereG2296 astonishedG2296, sayingG3004, “HowG4459 has thisG3778 ManG3778 21becomeG3609 learnedG3609G1121, not having been educatedG3129?” 16SoG3767 JesusG2424 answeredG611 them and saidG3004, “22My teachingG1322 is not My ownG1699, but His who sentG3992 Me. 1723IfG1437 anyoneG5100 is willingG2309 to doG4160 His willG2307, he will knowG1097 aboutG4012 the teachingG1322, whetherG4220 it is of GodG2316, orG2228 I am speakingG2980 from MyselfG1683. 18The one who speaksG2980 from himselfG1438 24seeksG2212 his ownG2398 gloryG1391; but He who is seekingG2212 the gloryG1391 of the One who sentG3992 Him, He is trueG227, and there is noG3756 unrighteousnessG93 in Him.

19“25Did MosesG3475 not giveG1325 you the LawG3551, and yet noneG3762 of you carriesG4160 outG4160 the LawG3551? WhyG5101 are you 26seekingG2212 to killG615 Me?” 20The crowdG3793 answeredG611, “27You haveG2192 a demonG1140! WhoG5101 is seekingG2212 to killG615 You?” 21JesusG2424 answeredG611 them, “I didG4160 28oneG1520 29deedG2041, and you allG3956 areG2296 astonishedG2296. 22For thisG3778 reasonG1223 30MosesG3475 has givenG1325 you circumcisionG4061 (not that it is from MosesG3475, but from 31the fathersG3962), and even on a SabbathG4521 you circumciseG4059 a manG444. 2332IfG1487 a manG444 receivesG2983 circumcisionG4061 on a SabbathG4521 soG2443 thatG2443 the LawG3551 of MosesG3475 will not be brokenG3089, are you angryG5520 at Me becauseG3754 I madeG4160 an entireG3650 manG444 wellG5199 on a SabbathG4521? 24Do not 33judgeG2919 by the outwardG3799 appearanceG3799, but judgeG2919 34with righteousG1342 judgmentG2920.”

25SoG3767 someG5100 of the peopleG2415 ofG2415 JerusalemG2415 were sayingG3004, “Is thisG3778 ManG3778 not the one whomG3739 they are seekingG2212 to killG615? 26And yet lookG2396, He is speakingG2980 publiclyG3954, and they are sayingG3004 nothingG3762 to Him. 35The rulersG758 do not reallyG230 knowG1097 that thisG3778 is the 36ChristG5547, do they? 27HoweverG235, 37we knowG3609 whereG4159 thisG3778 ManG3778 is from; but whenG3752 the ChristG5547 comesG2064, noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG1097 whereG4159 He is from.” 28ThenG3767 JesusG2424 criedG2896 outG2896 in the templeG2413, 38teachingG1321 and sayingG3004, “39You bothG2532 knowG3609 Me and you knowG3609 whereG4159 I amG1510 from; and 40I have not comeG2064 of MyselfG1683, but He who sentG3992 Me is trueG228, whomG3739 you do not knowG3609. 2941I do knowG3609 Him, becauseG3754 42I amG1510 from Him, and 43He sentG649 Me.” 30SoG3767 they 44were seekingG2212 to arrestG4084 Him; and yet noG3762 oneG3762 laidG1911 a handG5495 on Him, becauseG3754 His 45hourG5610 had not yetG3768 comeG2064. 31But 46manyG4183 of the crowdG3793 believedG4100 in Him; and they were sayingG3004, “47WhenG3752 the 48ChristG5547 comesG2064, He will not performG2038 moreG4183 4950signsG4592 than those whichG3739 thisG3778 manG3778 has doneG2038, will He?”

32The PhariseesG5330 heardG191 the crowdG3793 whisperingG1111 theseG3778 thingsG3778 aboutG4012 Him, and the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the PhariseesG5330 sentG649 51officersG5257 to 52arrestG4084 Him. 33ThereforeG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004, “53For a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089 I amG1510 going to be with you, and then 54I am goingG5217 to Him who sentG3992 Me. 3455You will seekG2212 Me, and will not findG2147 Me; and whereG3699 I amG1510, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064.” 3556The JewsG2453 thenG3767 saidG3004 to oneG1438 anotherG1438, “57WhereG4226 does thisG3778 ManG3778 intendG3195 to goG4198 that we will not findG2147 Him? He does not intendG3195 to goG4198 to 58the DispersionG1290 among 59the GreeksG1672, and teachG1321 the GreeksG1672, does He? 36WhatG5101 is thisG3778 statementG3056 that He saidG3004, ‘60You will seekG2212 Me, and will not findG2147 Me; and whereG3699 I amG1510, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064’?”

37NowG1161 on 61the lastG2078 dayG2250, the greatG3173 day of the feastG1859, JesusG2424 stoodG2476 and criedG2896 outG2896, sayingG3004, “62IfG1437 anyoneG5100 isG1372 thirstyG1372, 63let him comeG2064 to Me and drinkG4095. 38The one who believesG4100 in Me, 64as the ScriptureG1124 saidG3004, ‘65From his innermostG2836 beingG2836 will flowG4482 riversG4215 of 66livingG2198 waterG5204.’” 39But thisG3778 He saidG3004 67inG4012 referenceG4012 toG4012 the SpiritG4151, whomG3739 thoseG3588 who believedG4100 in Him were to receiveG2983; for 68the SpiritG4151 was not yetG3768 given, becauseG3754 JesusG2424 was not yetG3764 69glorifiedG1392.

People’s Division over Jesus

40Some of the peopleG3793 thereforeG3767, after they heardG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056, were sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 trulyG230 is 70the ProphetG4396.” 41OthersG243 were sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 is the 71ChristG5547.” But othersG3588 were sayingG3004, “72SurelyG1063G3361 the 73ChristG5547 is not comingG2064 from GalileeG1056, is He? 42Has the ScriptureG1124 not saidG3004 that the ChristG5547 comesG2064 from 74the descendantsG4690 of DavidG1160, and from BethlehemG965, the villageG2968 whereG3699 DavidG1160 was?” 43SoG3767 75a dissensionG4978 occurredG1096 in the crowdG3793 becauseG1223 of Him. 44And 76someG5100 of them wantedG2309 to arrestG4084 Him, but noG3762 oneG3762 laidG1911 handsG5495 on Him.

45The 77officersG5257 thenG3767 cameG2064 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and PhariseesG5330, and they saidG3004 to them, “WhyG1223G5101 did you not bringG71 Him?” 46The 78officersG5257 answeredG611, “79NeverG3763 has a manG444 spokenG2980 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779!” 47The PhariseesG5330 thenG3767 repliedG611 to them, “80You have not been ledG4105 astrayG4105 tooG2532, have you? 4881Not oneG5100 of 82the rulersG758 orG2228 PhariseesG5330 has believedG4100 in Him, has he? 49But thisG3778 crowdG3793 that does not knowG1097 the LawG3551 is accursedG1884!” 5083NicodemusG3530 (the one who cameG2064 to Him beforeG4387, beingG1510 oneG1520 of them) saidG3004 to them, 51“84Our LawG3551 does not judgeG2919 the personG444 unlessG1437G3361 it firstG4413 hearsG191 from him and knowsG1097 whatG5101 he is doingG4160, does it?” 52They answeredG611 and saidG3004 to him, “85You are not from GalileeG1056 asG2532 wellG2532, are you? ExamineG2038 the Scriptures, and seeG3708 that noG3756 prophetG4396 arisesG1453 out of GalileeG1056.” 53[[86And everyoneG1538 wentG4198 to his homeG3624.

Notes

  1. 1. John 7:1 John 4:3; 6:1; 11:54 ↩
  2. 2. John 7:1 John 1:19; 7:11, 13, 15, 35 ↩
  3. 3. John 7:1 John 5:18; 7:19; 8:37, 40; 11:53 ↩
  4. 4. John 7:2 Lev 23:34; Deut 16:13, 16; Zech 14:16-19 ↩
  5. 5. John 7:3 Matt 12:46; Mark 3:21; John 7:5, 10 ↩
  6. 6. John 7:3 John 6:60 ↩
  7. 7. John 7:4 Lit and ↩
  8. 8. John 7:5 Matt 12:46; Mark 3:21; John 7:3, 10 ↩
  9. 9. John 7:6 Matt 26:18; John 2:4; 7:8, 30 ↩
  10. 10. John 7:7 John 15:18f ↩
  11. 11. John 7:7 John 3:19f ↩
  12. 12. John 7:8 John 7:6 ↩
  13. 13. John 7:10 Matt 12:46; Mark 3:21; John 7:3, 5 ↩
  14. 14. John 7:11 John 7:13, 15, 35 ↩
  15. 15. John 7:11 John 11:56 ↩
  16. 16. John 7:12 John 7:40-43 ↩
  17. 17. John 7:13 John 9:22; 12:42; 19:38; 20:19 ↩
  18. 18. John 7:13 I.e., the Jewish leaders ↩
  19. 19. John 7:14 Matt 26:55; John 7:28 ↩
  20. 20. John 7:15 John 1:19; 7:11, 13, 35 ↩
  21. 21. John 7:15 Acts 26:24 ↩
  22. 22. John 7:16 John 3:11 ↩
  23. 23. John 7:17 Ps 25:9, 14; Prov 3:32; Dan 12:10; John 3:21; 8:43f ↩
  24. 24. John 7:18 John 5:41; 8:50, 54; 12:43 ↩
  25. 25. John 7:19 John 1:17 ↩
  26. 26. John 7:19 Mark 11:18; John 7:1 ↩
  27. 27. John 7:20 Matt 11:18; John 8:48f, 52; 10:20 ↩
  28. 28. John 7:21 John 5:2-9, 16; 7:23 ↩
  29. 29. John 7:21 Or work ↩
  30. 30. John 7:22 Lev 12:3 ↩
  31. 31. John 7:22 Gen 17:10ff; 21:4; Acts 7:8 ↩
  32. 32. John 7:23 Matt 12:2; John 5:9, 10 ↩
  33. 33. John 7:24 Lev 19:15; Is 11:3; Zech 7:9; John 8:15 ↩
  34. 34. John 7:24 Lit the righteous judgment ↩
  35. 35. John 7:26 Luke 23:13; John 3:1 ↩
  36. 36. John 7:26 I.e., Messiah ↩
  37. 37. John 7:27 John 6:42; 7:41f; 9:29 ↩
  38. 38. John 7:28 John 7:14 ↩
  39. 39. John 7:28 John 6:42; 7:14f; 9:29 ↩
  40. 40. John 7:28 John 8:42 ↩
  41. 41. John 7:29 Matt 11:27; John 8:55; 17:25 ↩
  42. 42. John 7:29 John 6:46 ↩
  43. 43. John 7:29 John 3:17 ↩
  44. 44. John 7:30 Matt 21:46; John 7:32, 44; 10:39 ↩
  45. 45. John 7:30 John 7:6; 8:20 ↩
  46. 46. John 7:31 John 2:23; 8:30; 10:42; 11:45; 12:11, 42 ↩
  47. 47. John 7:31 John 7:26 ↩
  48. 48. John 7:31 I.e., Messiah ↩
  49. 49. John 7:31 I.e., confirming miracles ↩
  50. 50. John 7:31 John 2:11 ↩
  51. 51. John 7:32 Matt 26:58; John 7:45f ↩
  52. 52. John 7:32 Matt 12:14 ↩
  53. 53. John 7:33 John 12:35; 13:33; 14:19; 16:16-19 ↩
  54. 54. John 7:33 John 14:12, 28; 16:5, 10, 17, 28; 20:17 ↩
  55. 55. John 7:34 John 7:36; 8:21; 13:33 ↩
  56. 56. John 7:35 John 7:1 ↩
  57. 57. John 7:35 John 8:22 ↩
  58. 58. John 7:35 Ps 147:2; Is 11:12; 56:8; Zeph 3:10; James 1:1; 1 Pet 1:1 ↩
  59. 59. John 7:35 John 12:20; Acts 14:1; 17:4; 18:4; Rom 1:16 ↩
  60. 60. John 7:36 John 7:34; 8:21; 13:33 ↩
  61. 61. John 7:37 Lev 23:36; Num 29:35; Neh 8:18 ↩
  62. 62. John 7:37 John 4:10, 14; 6:35 ↩
  63. 63. John 7:37 Or come to Me and drink ↩
  64. 64. John 7:38 Is 44:3; 55:1; 58:11 ↩
  65. 65. John 7:38 Lit Out of his belly ↩
  66. 66. John 7:38 John 4:10 ↩
  67. 67. John 7:39 Joel 2:28; John 1:33 ↩
  68. 68. John 7:39 John 20:22; Acts 1:4f; 2:4, 33; 19:2 ↩
  69. 69. John 7:39 John 12:16, 23; 13:31f; 16:14; 17:1 ↩
  70. 70. John 7:40 Matt 21:11; John 1:21 ↩
  71. 71. John 7:41 I.e., Messiah ↩
  72. 72. John 7:41 John 1:46; 7:52 ↩
  73. 73. John 7:41 I.e., Messiah ↩
  74. 74. John 7:42 Ps 89:4; Mic 5:2; Matt 1:1; 2:5f; Luke 2:4ff ↩
  75. 75. John 7:43 John 9:16; 10:19 ↩
  76. 76. John 7:44 John 7:30 ↩
  77. 77. John 7:45 John 7:32 ↩
  78. 78. John 7:46 John 7:32 ↩
  79. 79. John 7:46 Matt 7:28 ↩
  80. 80. John 7:47 John 7:12 ↩
  81. 81. John 7:48 John 12:42 ↩
  82. 82. John 7:48 Luke 23:13; John 7:26 ↩
  83. 83. John 7:50 John 3:1; 19:39 ↩
  84. 84. John 7:51 Ex 23:1; Deut 17:6; 19:15; Prov 18:13; Acts 23:3 ↩
  85. 85. John 7:52 John 1:46; 7:41 ↩
  86. 86. John 7:53 Later mss add the story of the adulterous woman, numbering it as John 7:53-8:11 ↩

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