John 7
1 After these things Jesus walked about in Galilee: for He was not willing to walk about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
After these things Jesus continued to travel about in Galilee, for he did not wish to go about in Judea, because the Jews kept trying to kill him.
2 And the feast of the Jews, tabernacles, was nigh.
When the time of the Jewish feast of Tabernacles drew near,
3 Then His brothers said to Him; Depart hence, and go into Judea; in order that thy disciples shall see thy works which thou art doing. For no one does anything in secret, and Himself seeks to be public.
his brothers said to him. "Leave here and go into Judea, so that your disciples also may behold the works which you are doing.
4 If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world.
"For no one ever does anything in secret if he himself seeks to be known publicly. If you are performing these signs, show yourself openly to the world."
5 For His brothers were not believing on Him.
For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
6 Jesus says to them, My time is not yet; but your time is always ready.
"My time is not yet come," said Jesus, "but your time is always at hand.
7 The world is not able to hate you; but it hates me, because I testify against it, that its works are evil.
"The world cannot hate you, but me it does hate, because I am bearing testimony against it, that its ways are wicked.
8 You go up to the feast: I do not go to this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.
Do you go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fully come."
9 Saying these things He remained in Galilee.
After saying this, he remained in Galilee; but after his brothers had gone up to feast,
10 And when His brothers went up to the feast, then Himself also went up, not openly, but in secret.
then he went too - not openly, but as it were a secret.
11 Then the Jews were seeking Him at the feast, and saying, Where is He?
The Jews meanwhile kept looking for him at feast, and saying, "Where is he?" "I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own Name these whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are one.
12 And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning Him: some indeed were saying, That He is good; others were saying, No, but He deceives the multitude.
and there was much disputing about him among the crowd. Some would say, "He is a good man." Others. "No! he is misleading the people." "While I was with them I kept them by the power of thy name which thou hast given me. I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
13 No one indeed was speaking openly concerning Him on account of the fear of the Jews.
No one, however, was speaking openly about him, for fear of the Jews. "But now I am coming to thee, and I am speaking these things while I am in the world, so that they may have my joy in all its fulness in themselves.
14 But the feast already being midway, Jesus came up into the temple, and was teaching.
But when it was already the middle of the feast, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach. "I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15 Then the Jews marveled, saying; How does this one know letters, never having been taught?
The Jews were amazed. They said, "How does this fellow know the sacred writings when he has never learned them?" "I am not asking that thou wilt take them out of the world, but that thou wilt protect them from the Evil One.
16 Then Jesus responded to them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but of Him that sent me;
In reply Jesus said to them; "My teaching is not mine, but is his who sent me. "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak for myself.
"If any one wills to do God’s will he shall know concerning my teaching, whether it is from God, or I speak my own authority. "Dedicate them in thy truth; thy word is truth.
18 He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: he that seeketh the glory of Him that sent Him, the same is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
"The man who speaks on his own authority is always seeking his own glory. But one who is eager for the glory of Him who sent him, he is true, and therefore is nothing false about him.
19 Did not Moses give you the law? and no one of you does the law. Why do you seek to kill me?
"Did not Moses give you the Law? Yet none of you is keeping the Law. Why are you seeking to kill me?"
20 And the multitude responded, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?
The crowd answered. "You have a demon! Who is trying kill you?"
21 Jesus responded and said to them, I did one work, and you were all astonished.
Jesus answered them. "There was one thing I did, and you are all amazed.
22 Moses gave you circumcision, not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers, and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
"Consider, therefore, Moses has given you circumcision - not that Moses originated it, but the fathers - and you are accustomed to circumcise a child even on the Sabbath.
23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, in order that the law of Moses may not be broken; are you mad at me, because I made a man entirely whole on the Sabbath?
"If a child receives circumcision on the Sabbath, in order that the Law of Moses may not be broken, how can you be angry with me because I made a man sound and well on the Sabbath?
24 Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.
"Do not judge according to appearance. Judge justly."
25 Then certain ones of Jerusalemites were saying, Is not this He whom they wished to kill?
Then some of the men of Jerusalem were saying. "Is not this the man they are seeking to kill?
26 And behold He speaks publicly, and they say nothing to Him. Whether do the rulers truly know that He is the Christ?
"And look! he is speaking boldly and they are saying nothing to him. Can it possibly be that the rulers have really discovered that he is the Christ?
27 But we know Him whence He is: but when Christ may come, no one knows whence He is.
"But we know this man and where he is from; but when the Christ comes no one will know where he comes from."
28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, You indeed know me, and know whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but the one sending me is true, whom you do not know.
So Jesus cried aloud as he was teaching in the Temple, and said. "You both know me and you know where I am from; and I am not come on my own authority, but he who sent me is trustworthy, and him you do not know.
29 I know Him, because I am with Him, and He sent me.
"But I now him, because I am from him and he sent me."
30 Then they were seeking to arrest Him: and no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
Then they kept seeking to arrest him, but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 And many from the multitude believed on Him; and continued to say, When Christ may come, will He do more miracles than this one is doing?
But many of the crowd believed on him and began to say, "The Christ, when he comes, will he do more signs than this man has done?"
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him; and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers, that they should arrest Him.
The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the high priest and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
33 Then Jesus said, Yet a little while I am with you, and I go to Him that sent me.
Then Jesus said to them. "Still for a little longer I am with you, and then I am going my way to him who sent me.
34 You will seek me, and will not find me: and where I am, you are not able to come.
"You will search for me and will not find me, and where I am you cannot come."
35 Then the Jews said to themselves, Where is He about to go, that we shall not find Him? is He about to go into the Dispersion of the Greek, and teach the Greeks?
Then the Jews said to one another. "Where does this fellow intend to go, so that we shall not find him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and to teach the Greeks, is he?
36 What is this word which He said, You shall seek me, and not find me: and where I am, you are not able to come?
"What does he mean saying, ‘You shall seek me and you shall not find me,’ and ‘Where I am you cannot come’?"
37 And on the last great day of the feast, Jesus stood and continued to cry out, saying, If any one thirst, let him come and drink.
Now the last day, that the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and cried in a loud voice.
38 The one believing on me, as the Scripture said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.
"If any man thirst let him come to me and drink. From the heart of him who believes in me will flow, as the Scripture said, rivers of living water."
39 And He spoke this concerning the Spirit, whom those believing on Him were about to receive: for the Spirit was not yet; because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Now he said this concerning the Spirit whom those who believed in him should receive. For the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
40 Then those hearing these words from the multitude, were saying, This is truly the prophet;
Some of the crowd who had been listening to these discourses began to say, "Without a doubt this man is a Prophet."
41 others were saying, He is the Christ; others were saying, For whether does Christ come out of Galilee?
Other said, "He is the Christ." But others were saying. "Surely the Christ is not to come out of Galilee, is he?
42 Did not the Scripture say, that Christ comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?
"Does not the Scripture say that the Christ is coming of the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, David’s town?"
43 Then there was a schism in the crowd on account of Him:
So a division arose in the crowd concerning him. Some of them wished to apprehend him, but no one laid hands on him.
44 and some of them wished to arrest Him; but no one laid hands on Him.
Then the officers returned to the chief priest and Pharisees,
45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why did you not bring Him?
and they asked them, "Why have you not brought him?"
46 The officers responded, Never did a man so speak, as this man speaks.
The officers answered, "Never yet did a man speak like this man."
47 And the Pharisees responded to them; Are ye also deceived?
"Surely you have not been led astray, have you? answered the Pharisees.
48 Whether has any one of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him?
"Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
49 But this crowd knowing not the law are accursed.
"As for this mob who do not understand the Law, they are accursed!"
50 Nicodemus being one of them, says to them;
Nicodemus, one of their number, he who had formerly visited Jesus, said to them,
51 Whether does our law judge a man, until it may first hear from him and know what he does?
"Our law does not condemn the accused, does it, before hearing his defense, and finding out what he is doing?"
52 They responded and said to him, Whither art thou also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet rises out of Galilee.
In answer they said to him. "You are not from Galilee, are you? Search for yourself, and see that from Galilee arises no prophet."
Then they departed each to his own house.
