Revised Version 1895

John 7

1AndG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424walkedπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043inἐνenG1722GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳ·GalilaiaG1056:forγὰρgarG1063heG2532wouldG846notοὐouG3756walkπεριπατεῖν,peripateinG4043inἐνenG1722Judaea,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453soughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212toἤθελενēthelenG2309killἀποκτεῖναι.apokteinaiG615himG846.

2NowδὲdeG1161theG3588feastἑορτὴhe'ortēG1859ofG3588theG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,theG3588feastG1859ofG3588tabernacles,wasἦνēnG1510athandG1161.

3HisαὐτὸνautonG846brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004untohimαὐτοῦ·autouG846,DepartμετάβηθιmetabēthiG3327henceG2532,andG2532goὕπαγεhupageG5217intoεἰςeisG1519Judaea,thatG3739thydisciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101alsoG2532mayG2532behold thyworksἔργαergaG2041whichG3739thou doest.

4ForγάρgarG1063noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manG3778doethanythingτιtiG5100inG1722secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927,andκαὶkaiG2532himselfαὐτὸςautosG846seekethtoG2212beG1510knownG5319openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954.IfεἰeiG1487thou doesttheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,manifestG5319thyselftoG2212theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.

5ForγὰρgarG1063evenοὐδὲoudeG3761hisαὐτοῦautouG846brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80didG3761notG3761believeἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

6JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saith untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,MyG1699timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isG1510notG1510yetG1161comeG1510;butG1161yourG5212timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isG1510alwayreadyἕτοιμος.hetoimosG2092.

7TheG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889cannotοὐouG3756hateG3404youG5210;butδὲdeG1161meἐμὲemeG1473itG846hateth,becauseὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140ofG2041itG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754itsG846worksἔργαergaG2041areἐστιν.estinG1510evilπονηράponēraG4190.

8GoG305yeupG305untotheG3588feastἑορτήνhe'ortēnG1859:IG1473goG305notG3756upG305yetοὔπωoupōG3768untothisταύτην,tautēnG3778feastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859;becauseὅτιhotiG3754myG1699timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isnotG3756yetG3768fulfilledπεπλήρωται.peplērōtaiG4137.

9AndδὲdeG1161havingsaidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778untothemG846,heG846abode stillinἐνenG1722GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳ.¶GalilaiaG1056.

10ButG1161whenὩςHōsG5613hisαὐτοῦautouG846brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80weregoneG305upG305untotheG3588feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859,thenG2532wentG305heG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532upG305,notοὐouG3756publiclyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320,butG1161asὡςhōsG5613itαὐτὸςautosG846wereinἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927.

11TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thereforeοὖνounG3767soughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212himαὐτὸνautonG846attheτῇtēaG3588feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859,andG2532saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,WhereποῦpouG4226isἐστινestinG1510heG2532?

12AndG2532thereG1510wasG1510muchπολὺςpolusG4183murmuringamongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588multitudesὄχλοις.ochloisG3793concerningπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦautouG846:someοἱhoiG3588saidἔλεγονelegonG3004,HeG2532isG1510aG1510goodἀγαθόςagathosG18manG243;othersἄλλοιalloiG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,Notοὔ,ouG3756soG2532,butδὲdeG1161heG2532leadeththeτὸνtonG3588multitudeὄχλον.ochlonG3793astrayπλανᾷplanaG4105.

13HowbeitnoG3762manG3762spakeopenlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954ofG1223himαὐτοῦautouG846forG1223fearφόβονphobonG5401ofG1223theG3588JewsἸουδαίων.¶IoudaiōnG2453.

14ButG1161whenG2532itG1161wasnowG1161theG3588midstμεσούσηςmesousēsG3322ofG2424theG3588feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentG305upG305intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411,andG2532taughtἐδίδασκεν.edidaskenG1321.

15TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thereforeG3767marveledἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459knoweththisG3778manG3778lettersγράμματαgrammataG1121,havingG3767neverμὴmēG3361learnedμεμαθηκώς;¶memathēkōsG3129?

16JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611themG846,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,MyG1699teachingδιδαχὴdidachēG1322isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756mineG1699,butἀλλὰallaG235hisG846thatG3004sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992meG3004.

17IfἐάνeanG1437anyG5100manG5100willethtoθέλῃthelēG2309doποιεῖν,poieinG4160hisG846willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,heG846shallG2316knowγνώσεταιgnōsetaiG1097ofG1537theG3588teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322,whetherG4220itG846beἐστινestinG1510ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,orἢēG2228whetherG4220IG1473speakλαλῶ.lalōG2980fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575myselfG1683.

18HeG2532thatG3778speakethfromG575himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438seekethhisG846ownἰδίανidianG2398gloryδόξανdoxanG1391:butδὲdeG1161heG2532thatG3778seekeththeG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG575himG846thatG3778sentπέμψαντοςpempsantosG3992himG846,theG3588sameG846isἐστιν,estinG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227,andG2532noοὐκoukG3756unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93isἔστιν.estinG1510inἐνenG1722himG846.

19DidποιεῖpoieiG4160notοὐouG3756MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475giveG1325youG5210theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμον;nomonG3551,andG2532yetG2532noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ofἐξexG1537youG5210doeththeτὸνtonG3588lawνόμον·nomonG3551?WhyτίtiG5101seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212yetoG2212killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615meG1325?

20TheG3588multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, Thou hast a devil:whoG3588seekethtoζητεῖzēteiG2212killἀποκτεῖναι;¶apokteinaiG615thee?

21JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andG2532saidG3004untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,IG2532didἐποίησα,epoiēsaG4160oneἓνhenG1520workἔργονergonG2041,andG2532yeallπάντεςpantesG3956marvelθαυμάζετε.thaumazeteG2296.

22ForG3754thisτὴνtēnG3588causeG1325hathMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475givenG1325youG5210circumcisionπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061(notοὐχouchG3756thatG3754itδιὰdiaG1223isG1510ofἐκekG1537MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588fathersπατέρων,paterōnG3962);andκαὶkaiG2532onἐνenG1722theτῶνtōnG3588sabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521yecircumciseπεριτέμνετεperitemneteG4059aG1510manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

23IfεἰeiG1487amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444receivethcircumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061onG1722theG3588sabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521,thatG3754theG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551ofG3551MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475mayἵναinaG2443notμὴmēG3361beG444brokenλυθῇluthēaG3089; are ye wrothwithG1722meG1473,becauseG3754IG1473madeἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444every whitwholeὅλονholonG3650onG1722theG3588sabbathσαββάτῳ;sabbatōG4521?

24JudgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919notμὴmēG3361accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toG2596appearanceὄψιν,opsinG3799,butἀλλὰallaG235judgeκρίνετε.krineteG2919righteousδικαίανdikaianG1342judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920.

25SomeτινεςtinesG5100thereforeοὖνounG3767ofG1537themG3739ofG1537JerusalemἹεροσολυμιτῶν·Hi'erosolumitōnG2415saidἔλεγονelegonG3004,IsἐστινestinG1510notοὐχouchG3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778heG3739whomG3739theyG3767seekζητοῦσινzētousinG2212toG3004killἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615?

26AndG2532loἴδεideG2396,heG2532speakethopenlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,andG2532theyG846sayλέγουσιν.legousinG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762untohimG846.CanG3004itG846beG1510thatG3754theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758indeedG2532knowἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός;christosG5547?

27HowbeitweG3778knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778whenceheG3778isἐστίν·estinG1510:butδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547cometh,noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knoweth whenceheG3778isἐστίν.¶estinG1510.

28JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767criedἜκραξενEkraxenG2896inἐνenG1722theG3588templeG2413,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321andG2532sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, YebothG2532knowG1492meG3004,andG2532knowG1492whenceIκἀμὲkamekaiG1473amG1510;andG2532IἐμαυτοῦemautouG1473amG1510notοὐκoukG3756comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575myselfG1683,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heG2532thatG3739sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992meG3004isG1510trueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228,whomG3739yeknowG1492notοὐκoukG3756.

29IG1473knowG1492himG846;becauseὅτιhotiG3754IG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himG846,andG846heG846sentἀπέστειλεν.apesteilenG649meG1473.

30TheyG846soughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212thereforeοὖνounG3767toG1909takehimG846:andG2532noG3762manG3762laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911hisG846handχεῖρα,cheiraG5495onG1909himG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754hisG846hourὥραhōraG5610wasnotG3762yetG2532comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064.

31ButδὲdeG1161ofἐκekG1537theG3588multitudeὄχλουochlouG3793manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onεἰςeisG1519himG846;andG2532theyG846saidἔλεγονelegonG3004,WhenὅτανhotanG3752theG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547shallG3778comeἔλθῃ,elthēG2064,willG3739heG2532doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160moreG4183signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592thanG4183thoseG3588whichG3739thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778hathdoneἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160?

32TheοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἤκουσανēkousanG191theτοῦtouG3588multitudeὄχλουochlouG3793murmuringγογγύζοντοςgonguzontosG1111theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778concerningπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦautouG846;andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649officersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257toἵναinaG2443takehimαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

33JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004,YetG2532aG1510littlewhileG1510amG1510IG1473withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youG5210,andG2532IG1473goὑπάγωhupagōG5217untohimG2532thatG3004sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992meG3004.

34YeshallG2532seekζητήσετέzētēseteG2212meG1473,andG2532shallG2532notοὐχouchG3756findεὑρήσετέheurēseteG2147meG1473:andG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510, yecannotοὐouG3756comeἐλθεῖν.¶eltheinG2064.

35TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004amongG1519themselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438, WhitherwillμέλλειmelleiG3195thisG3778manG3778goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198thatὅτιhotiG3754weG3778shallG3778notοὐχouchG3756findεὑρήσομενheurēsomenG2147himαὐτόν;autonG846?willμέλλειmelleiG3195heG2532goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198untotheτὴνtēnG3588DispersionδιασπορὰνdiasporanG1290amongG1519theτῶνtōnG3588GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672,andG2532teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321theτοὺςtousG3588GreeksἝλληνας;HellēnasG1672?

36WhatτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510thisG3778wordλόγοςlogosG3056thatὃνhonG3739heG2532saidG3004, YeshallG3778seekζητήσετέzētēseteG2212meG3004,andG2532shallG3778notοὐχouchG3756findεὑρήσετέheurēseteG2147meG3004:andG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510, yecannotοὐouG3756comeἐλθεῖν;¶eltheinG2064?

37NowδὲdeG1161onἘνEnG1722theG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,theG3588greatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173dayG2250ofG2250theG3588feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodG2476andκαὶkaiG2532criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,IfἐάνeanG1437anyG5100manG5100thirstδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,letG3004himG2476comeἐρχέσθωerchesthōG2064untomeG3004,andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπινέτω.pinetōG4095.

38HeG846thatG3004believethonεἰςeisG1519meG3004,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theG3588scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124hathsaidG3004,outG1537ofG1537hisG846bellyκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836shallflowῥεύσουσινrheusousinG4482riversποταμοὶpotamoiG4215ofG1537livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204.

39ButG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778spakeheG846ofG4151theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whichὃhoG3739theyG846thatG3754believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100onG1519himG846wereG1510toG1519receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983:forγὰρgarG1063theοἱhoiG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasG1510notG1510yetG1161given;becauseG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wasG1510notG1510yetG1161glorifiedἐδοξάσθη.¶edoxasthēG1392.

40SomeG1537ofG1537theG3588multitudeὄχλουochlouG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767,whenG191theyG3767heardG191theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056,saidἔλεγονelegonG3004,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510ofG1537aG1510truththeG3588prophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396.

41OthersἄλλοιalloiG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theG3588Christχριστός·christosG5547.ButδὲdeG1161someG1537saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,WhatG3588, doththeG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547comeἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064outG1537ofG1537GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056?

42HathnotοὐχouchG3756theἡhēG3588scriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saidG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754theτοῦtouG3588Christχριστός;¶christosG5547comethofG1537theτῆςtēsG3588seedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690ofG1537DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,theὁhoG3588villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968whereὅπουhopouG3699DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138wasἦνēnG1510?

43SoοὖνounG3767thereG1722aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096adivisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978inG1722theτῷtōG3588multitudeὄχλῳochlōG3793becauseG1223ofG1223himαὐτόν.autonG846.

44AndG1161someG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846wouldG5100have takenhimαὐτόν,autonG846;butG1161noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manG5100laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911handsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846.

45TheοἱhoiG3588officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257thereforeοὖνounG3767cameG2064toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαίους,PharisaiousG5330;andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846saidG3004untothemG846,WhyτίtiG5101didG2064yenotοὐκoukG3756bringἠγάγετεēgageteG71himG846?

46TheοἱhoiG3588officersὑπηρέται·hupēretaiG5257answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611,NeverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779spake.

47TheοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·PharisaioiG5330thereforeοὖνounG3767answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, Are yealsoκαὶkaiG2532ledG4105astrayG4105?

48HathanyτιςtisG5100ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,orἢēG2228ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίων;PharisaiōnG5330?

49Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793whichG3588knowethnotμὴmēG3361theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551areεἰσιν.eisinG1510accursedG1944.

50NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530saith untothemG846(heG846thatλέγειlegeiG3004cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toπρὸςprosG4314himG846beforeπρὸςprosG4314,beingὢνōnG1510oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themG846),

51DothourG2532lawνόμοςnomosG3551judgeκρίνειkrineiG2919amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,exceptG3361itG846firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413hearἀκούσῃakousēG191fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himselfG846andG2532knowγνῷgnōG1097whatτίtiG5101heG2532doeth?

52TheyG846answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untohimG846, Art thoualsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056?SearchἐραύνησονeraunēsonG2045,andκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754outG1537ofG1537GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056arisethnoοὐκoukG3756prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

53[AndG2532theyG846wentG4198everyG1538manG1538untohisG846ownG846houseG3624:

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