John 7
1 After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
After these things Jesus continued to move about in Galilee, since He did not wish to move about in Judea because the Jews were wanting to kill Him.
2 However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was near.
3 So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
So His brothers said to Him: “Leave here and go up into Judea so your disciples also may see the works that you are doing,
4 For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
because no one does anything in secret while he actually wants to be in evidence. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world!”
5 For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
For not even His brothers were believing into Him.
6 Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
So Jesus says to them: “My time is not here yet, but your time is always available.
7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
The world cannot hate you, but does hate me, because I testify about it that its works are malignant.
8 Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
You guys go up to this feast; I am not going up yet to this feast, because my time has not yet fully come.”
9 Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.
So upon saying these things to them He stayed on in Galilee.
10 But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
Now when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He too went up, not openly but in secret like.
11 So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and saying, “Where is he?”
12 Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
And there was a lot of murmuring about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He is good”; others were saying, “On the contrary, he's deceiving the people.”
13 Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
However, no one was talking openly about Him for fear of the Jews.
14 About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
Now when the feast was already half over Jesus went up into the temple and started to teach.
15 The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
And the Jews were marveling saying, “How is this man learned, not having been educated?”
16 “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
So Jesus answered them and said: “What I teach is not mine, but His who sent me.
17 If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
If anyone wants to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.
18 He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
Someone who speaks on his own is seeking his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
“Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law! Why do you want to kill me?”
20 “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
The crowd answered and said, “You must have a demon! Who wants to kill you?”
21 Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.
Jesus answered and said to them: “I did one work, and you all marvel.
22 But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
Consider this: Moses gave you circumcision (not that it comes from Moses, but from the patriarchs), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
23 If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the Law of Moses won't be broken, are you angry at me because I made a whole man well on the Sabbath?
24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
Stop judging on the basis of appearances, but judge the righteous judgment.”
25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
Now some of the Jerusalemites were saying: “Isn't this the man they are wanting to kill?
26 Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
Yet look! He is speaking openly and they are saying nothing to Him. Could it be true that the rulers know that this is really the Christ?
27 But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
On the other hand, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ comes nobody knows where He is from.”
28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
So Jesus called out in the temple, teaching and saying: “You do know me, and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on my own, but the One who sent me is true, whom you do not know.
29 but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
I do know Him because I am from Him, and He sent me.”
30 So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
So they tried to arrest Him, yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.
31 Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
Now many of the crowd were believing into Him, and they were saying, “Whenever the Christ comes He won't perform more signs than these which this man has done, will He?”
32 When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent operatives to arrest Him.
33 So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.
Then Jesus said: “For a little while I am still with you, and then I go to the One who sent me.
34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
You will look for me and not find me; also, where I am you cannot come.”
35 At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
So the Jews said among themselves: “Where does this fellow intend to go that we won't find him? He doesn't intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, does he?
36 What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
What word is this that he spoke, ‘You will look for me and not find me’; also, ‘where I am you cannot come’?”
37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
Now on the last and most important day of the Feast, Jesus stood up and called out saying: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
The one believing into me, just as the Scripture has said, out from his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.”
39 He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
(Now He said this about the Spirit, whom those believing into Him were going to receive, in that the Holy Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
40 On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
So upon hearing this word many from the crowd began to say, “This One really is ‘the Prophet’!”
41 Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
Others were saying, “This One is the Christ!” Others were saying: “Surely the Christ isn't coming out of Galilee, is He?
42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
Doesn't the Scripture say that the Christ comes out of the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
43 So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
So there developed a division in the crowd because of Him.
44 Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
Further, some of them were wanting to arrest Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
45 Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
Then the operatives came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why haven't you brought him?”
46 “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
The operatives answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”
47 “Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
So the Pharisees answered them: “You haven't been fooled too, have you?
48 “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed into him, have they?
49 But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.”
But this crowd that doesn't know the law is accursed!”
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
Nicodemus (the one who came to Him at night, being one of them) says to them,
51 “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
“Our law doesn't judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing, does it?”
52 “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
They answered and said to him: “You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Search and see that no prophet has ever arisen out of Galilee.”
53 Then each went to his own home.
So each one went to his own house.
