John 7

¹And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judæa, because the Jews sought to kill him.

²Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.

³His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which thou doest.

⁴For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.

⁵For even his brethren did not believe on him.

⁶Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.

⁷The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

⁸Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.

⁹And having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

¹⁰But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.

¹¹The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

¹²And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.

¹³Yet no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

¹⁴But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

¹⁵The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

¹⁶Jesus therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.

¹⁷If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

¹⁸He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

¹⁹Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?

²⁰The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?

²¹Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof.

²²Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.

²³If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath?

²⁴Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

²⁵Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?

²⁶And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?

²⁷Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.

²⁸Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

²⁹I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.

³⁰They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.

³¹But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?

³²The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him.

³³Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me.

³⁴Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.

³⁵The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go that we shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

³⁶What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

³⁷Now on the last day, the greatdayof the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

³⁸He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.

³⁹But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given; because Jesus was not yet glorified.

⁴⁰Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.

⁴¹Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?

⁴²Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

⁴³So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.

⁴⁴And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

⁴⁵The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him?

⁴⁶The officers answered, Never man so spake.

⁴⁷The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray?

⁴⁸Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?

⁴⁹But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.

⁵⁰Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them),

⁵¹Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

⁵²They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

⁵³[And they went every man unto his own house:

John 7

¹After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

²However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.

³So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

⁴For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”

⁵For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

⁶Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.

⁷The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

⁸Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”

⁹Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.

¹⁰But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.

¹¹So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

¹²Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

¹³Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.

¹⁴About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.

¹⁵The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”

¹⁶“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

¹⁷If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

¹⁸He 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.

¹⁹Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

²⁰“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”

²¹Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

²²But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)

²³If 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?

²⁴Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

²⁵Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

²⁶Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?

²⁷But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”

²⁸Then 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,

²⁹but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”

³⁰So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

³¹Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”

³²When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

³³So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.

³⁴You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

³⁵At 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?

³⁶What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

³⁷On 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.

³⁸Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

³⁹He 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.

⁴⁰On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

⁴¹Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

⁴²Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

⁴³So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

⁴⁴Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

⁴⁵Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

⁴⁶“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

⁴⁷“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.

⁴⁸“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

⁴⁹But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.”

⁵⁰Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,

⁵¹“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

⁵²“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”

⁵³Then each went to his own home.