John 7
1 And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for He did not wish to walk 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 celebration of the Jews was near—that of Shelters—
When the time of the Jewish feast of Tabernacles drew near,
3 His brothers, therefore, said to Him, “Depart from here, and go away to Judea, that Your disciples may also behold Your works that You do;
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 for no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be in public; if you do these things—reveal Yourself 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 not even His brothers were believing in Him.
For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
6 Jesus, therefore, says to them, “My time is not yet present, 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 concerning 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 this celebration; I do not yet go up to this celebration, because My time has not yet been 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 and saying these things to them, 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, then also He Himself went up to the celebration, not openly, but as in secret;
then he went too - not openly, but as it were a secret.
11 the Jews, therefore, were seeking Him in the celebration, and said, “Where is that One?”
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 about Him among the multitudes, some indeed said, “He is good”; and others said, “No, but He leads the multitude astray”;
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, however, was speaking freely about Him, through 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 And it being now the middle of the celebration, Jesus went up to the temple, and He 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 and the Jews were wondering, saying, “How has this One known letters—having not learned?”
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 Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who 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 anyone may will to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or—[if] I speak from 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 who is speaking from himself seeks his own glory, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not 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 has not Moses given you the Law? And none 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 The multitude answered and said, “You have a demon, who seeks to kill You?”
The crowd answered. "You have a demon! Who is trying kill you?"
21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all wonder,
Jesus answered them. "There was one thing I did, and you are all amazed.
22 because of this, Moses has given you the circumcision—not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers—and on a Sabbath you circumcise a man;
"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 a Sabbath that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with Me that I made a man all whole on a 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 Do not judge according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.”
"Do not judge according to appearance. Judge justly."
25 Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, “Is this not He whom they are seeking 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 freely, and they say nothing to Him; did the rulers truly know that this 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 this One—we have known where He is from; and the Christ, when He comes, no one knows where He is from.”
"But we know this man and where he is from; but when the Christ comes no one will know where he comes from."
28 Jesus cried, therefore, in the temple, teaching and saying, “You have both known Me, and you have known from where I am; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you have not known;
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 and I have known Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me.”
"But I now him, because I am from him and he sent me."
30 They were seeking, therefore, to seize Him, and no one laid the 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 out of the multitude believed in Him and said, “The Christ—when He may come—will He do more signs than these that this One did?”
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 multitude murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers that they may take Him;
The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the high priest and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
33 Jesus, therefore, said to them, “Yet a short time I am with you, and I go away to Him who 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 you will not find; 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 The Jews, therefore, said among themselves, “To where is this One about to go that we will not find Him? Is He about to go to the dispersion of the Greeks, and to 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 that He said, You will seek Me, and you will not find? 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 in the last, the great day of the celebration, Jesus stood and cried, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink;
Now the last day, that the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and cried in a loud voice.
38 he who is believing in Me, according as the Writing said, Rivers of living water will flow out of his belly”;
"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 this He said of the Spirit, which those believing in Him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, 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 Many, therefore, out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, “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 said, “This is the Christ”; and others said, “Why, does the 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 the Writing not say that out of the seed of David, and from Beth-Lehem—the village where David was—the Christ comes?”
"Does not the Scripture say that the Christ is coming of the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, David’s town?"
43 A division, therefore, arose among the multitude because 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 certain of them were willing to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him;
Then the officers returned to the chief priest and Pharisees,
45 the officers came, therefore, 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 answered, “Never so spoke man—as this Man.”
The officers answered, "Never yet did a man speak like this man."
47 The Pharisees, therefore, answered them, “Have you also been led astray?
"Surely you have not been led astray, have you? answered the Pharisees.
48 Did anyone out of the rulers believe in Him? Or out of the Pharisees?
"Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
49 But this multitude, that is not knowing the Law, is accursed.”
"As for this mob who do not understand the Law, they are accursed!"
50 Nicodemus says to them—he who came by night to Him—being one of them,
Nicodemus, one of their number, he who had formerly visited Jesus, said to them,
51 “Does our law judge the Man, if it may not hear from Him first, 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 answered and said to him, “Are you also out of Galilee? Search and see that a prophet has not risen 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."
53 and each one went on to his house, but Jesus went on to the Mount of Olives.
Then they departed each to his own house.
