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

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

²Now the tabernacles, the feast of the Jews, was near.

³His brethren therefore said to him, Remove hence and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest;

⁴for no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be [known] in public. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world:

⁵for neither did his brethren believe on him.

⁶Jesus therefore says to them, My time is not yet come, but your time is always ready.

⁷The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil.

⁸Ye, go ye up to this feast. I go not up to this feast, for my time is not yet fulfilled.

⁹Having said these things to them he abode in Galilee.

¹⁰But when his brethren had gone up, then he himself also went up to the feast, not openly, but as in secret.

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

¹²And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is [a] good [man]; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.

¹³However, no one spoke openly concerning him on account of [their] fear of the Jews.

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

¹⁵The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this [man] letters, having never learned?

¹⁶Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but [that] of him that has sent me.

¹⁷If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is ofGod, or [that] I speak from myself.

¹⁸He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that has sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.

¹⁹Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

²⁰The crowd answered [and said], Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?

²¹Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one work, and ye all wonder.

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

²³If a man receives circumcision on sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be violated, are ye angry with me because I have made a man entirely sound on sabbath?

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

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

²⁶and behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers then indeed recognised that this is the Christ?

²⁷But [as to] this [man] we know whence he is. Now [as to] the Christ, when he comes, no one knows whence he is.

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

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

³⁰They sought therefore to take him; and no one laid his hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.

³¹But many of the crowd believed on him, and said, Will the Christ, when he comes, do more signs than those which this [man] has done?

³²The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers that they might take him.

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

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

³⁵The Jews therefore said to one another, Where is he about to go that we shall not find him? Is he about to go to the dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

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

³⁷In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.

³⁸He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

³⁹But this he said concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on him were about to receive; for [the] Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

⁴⁰[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.

⁴¹Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, Does then the Christ come out of Galilee?

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

⁴³There was a division therefore in the crowd on account of him.

⁴⁴But some of them desired to take him, but no one laid hands upon him.

⁴⁵The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?

⁴⁶The officers answered, Never man spoke thus, as this man [speaks].

⁴⁷The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived?

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

⁴⁹But this crowd, which does not know the law, are accursed.

⁵⁰Nicodemus says to them (being one of themselves),

⁵¹Does our law judge a man before it have first heard from himself, and know what he does?

⁵²They answered and said to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and look, that no prophet arises out of Galilee.

⁵³And every one went to his home.