John 7
1 After these things Jesus traveled about in Galilee, for he did not want to go into Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill him.
And, after these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee; for he was not wishing, in Judaea, to be walking, because the Jews were seeking to slay him.
2 Now the Jewish Festival of Shelters was near.
But the feast of the Jews was near, that of the pitching of tents.
3 His brothers therefore said to him, “Leave this place and go to Judea, so that your disciples also may see the works that you do.
His brethren, therefore, said unto him—Remove hence, and withdraw into Judaea, that, thy disciples also, may view thy works which thou art doing.
4 No one does anything in secret if he himself wants to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.”
For, no one, anything in secret, doeth, and yet is seeking, himself, to be well-known. If, these things, thou art doing, manifest thyself unto the world.
5 For even his brothers did not believe in him.
For, not even his brethren, were believing on him.
6 Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
Jesus, therefore, saith unto them—My season, not yet, is here; but, your season, at anytime, is ready:
7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
The world cannot hate you; but, me, it hateth, because, I, bear witness concerning it, that, the works thereof, are, wicked.
8 You go up to the festival; I am not going to this festival because my time has not yet been fulfilled.”
Ye, go up unto the feast: I, not yet, am coming up unto this feast, because, my season, not yet, hath fully come.
9 After he said these things to them, he stayed in Galilee.
And, these things, having said unto them, he was still abiding in Galilee.
10 But when his brothers had gone up to the festival, then he also went up, not publicly but in secret.
But, when his brethren had gone up unto the feast, then, he also, went up, —not openly, but as it were in secret.
11 The Jews were looking for him at the festival and said, “Where is he?”
The Jews, therefore, were seeking him in the feast, and were saying—Where is that one?
12 There was much discussion among the crowds about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “No, he leads the crowds astray.”
and there was great, murmuring, about him among the multitudes: some, indeed, were saying—Good, is he! [but], others, were saying—Not so! but he is leading the multitude astray.
13 Yet no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jews.
No one, nevertheless, was speaking, openly, about him, because of their fear of the Jews.
14 When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.
Presently, however, the feast being at its height, Jesus went up unto the temple and was teaching.
15 Then the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this man know so much? He has never been educated.”
The Jews, therefore, began to marvel, saying—How, doth this one know, letters, not having learned?
16 Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is of him who sent me.
Jesus, therefore, answered them, and said—My teaching, is not mine, but his who sent me.
17 If anyone wishes to do his will, he will know about this teaching, whether it comes from God, or whether I speak from myself.
If any one intend, his will, to do, he shall get to know concerning the teaching—whether it is, of God, or, I, from myself, am speaking,
18 Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but whoever seeks the glory of him who sent him, that person is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
He that, from himself, doth speak, his own glory, is seeking: he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same, is, true, and, injustice, in him, is there none.
19 Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?”
Did not, Moses, give you the law? And yet, not one of you, doeth the law!—Why, seek ye, to slay, me?
20 The crowd answered, “You have a demon. Who seeks to kill you?”
The multitude answered—A demon, thou hast: Who, is seeking, to slay, thee?
21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel because of it.
Jesus answered, and said unto them—One work, I did, and ye, all, are marvelling:
22 Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the ancestors), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.
For this cause, Moses, hath given you, circumcision, —not that, of Moses, it is, but of the fathers; —and, on Sabbath, ye circumcise a man.
23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath?
If, circumcision, a man receiveth, on Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, with me, are ye bitter as gall, because, a whole man, I made, well, on Sabbath?
24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge righteously.”
Be not judging according to appearance, but, just judgment, be judging,
25 Some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is not this the one they seek to kill?
So then, some of them of Jerusalem were saying—Is not, this, he whom they are seeking to kill?
26 See, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. It cannot be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ, can it?
And yet, see! with freedom of speech, he is talking, and, nothing, unto him, do they say: —Have the rulers perhaps come to know, of a truth, that, this, is, the Christ?
27 Yet we know where this one is from. But when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.”
But, as for this one, we know whence he is; The Christ, however, whensoever he shall come, no one, getteth to know whence he is.
28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know me and know where I come from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, and you do not know him.
Jesus, therefore, cried aloud in the temple, teaching, and saying—Both me, ye know, and ye know whence I am, —and yet, of myself, have I not come, but he is real, who sent me, whom, ye, know not.
29 I know him because I come from him and he sent me.”
I, know him, because, from him, I am, and, he, sent me forth.
30 They were trying to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come.
They were seeking therefore to seize him; and yet no one laid on him his hand, because, not yet, had come his hour.
31 But many in the crowd believed in him, and they said, “When the Christ comes, will he do more signs than what this one has done?”
But, from amongst the multitude, many, believed on him, and were saying—The Christ, whensoever he cometh, greater signs, will he do, than those which, this one, did?
32 The Pharisees heard the crowds whispering these things about Jesus, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
The Pharisees hearkened unto the multitude murmuring concerning him these things; and the High-priests and the Pharisees sent forth officers, that they might seize him.
33 Jesus then said, “I am still with you for a short amount of time, and then I go to him who sent me.
Jesus, therefore, said—Yet a little time, I am, with you, and withdraw unto him that sent me:
34 You will seek me but you will not find me; where I go, you will not be able to come.”
Ye shall seek me, and not find me, and, where, I, am, ye, cannot come.
35 The Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we will not be able to find him? Will he go to the dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
The Jews, therefore, said unto themselves—Whither, is, this one, about to go, that we shall not find him? Unto the dispersion of the Greeks, is he about to go, and teach the Greeks?
36 What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me but will not find me; where I go, you will not be able to come'?”
What, is this which he said: Ye shall seek me and not find me, and, where, I, am, ye, cannot come?
37 Now on the last, great day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
Now, on the last—the great—day of the feast, Jesus was standing, and he cried aloud, saying—If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink:
38 He who believes in me, just as the scripture says, rivers of living water will flow from his stomach.”
He that believeth on me—just as said the Scripture, —River, from within him, shall flow, of living water.
39 But he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him would receive; the Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Now, this, spake he concerning the Spirit which they who believed on him were about to receive; for, not yet, was there Spirit, because, Jesus, not yet, was glorified!
40 Some of the crowd, when they heard these words, said, “This is indeed the prophet.”
Some from amongst the multitude, therefore, having hearkened unto these words, were saying—This, is, in truth, the prophet.
41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Does the Christ come from Galilee?
Others, were saying—This, is, the Christ. But, others, were saying—Out of Galilee, is, the Christ, to come?
42 Have the scriptures not said that the Christ will come from the descendants of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
Hath not the Scripture said: Of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was, cometh the Christ?
43 So there arose a division in the crowds because of him.
A division, therefore, arose in the multitude, because of him.
44 Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.
Certain, indeed, from among them, were wishing to seize him; but, no one, thrust upon him his hands.
45 Then the officers came back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?”
So then the officers came unto the High-priests and Pharisees, and, they, said unto them—For what cause, have ye not brought him?
46 The officers answered, “Never has anyone spoken like this.”
The officers answered—Never, man spake thus!
47 So the Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived?
The Pharisees, therefore, answered them—Surely, ye also, have not been led astray?
48 Have any of the rulers believed in him, or any of the Pharisees?
Surely, none of the rulers, hath believed in him, nor of the Pharisees?
49 But this crowd that does not know the law, they are cursed.”
But, this multitude, that take no note of the law, are, laid under a curse.
50 Nicodemus (one of the Pharisees, who came to him earlier) said to them,
Nicodemus saith unto them—he that came unto him formerly, being, one, from among them—
51 “Does our law judge a man before hearing from him and knowing what he does?”
Surely, our law, doth not judge the man, unless it hear first from him, and get to know what he is doing?
52 They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet comes from Galilee.”
They answered and said unto him—Surely, thou also, art not, of Galilee? Search and see! That, out of Galilee, a prophet is not to arise.
53 [Then everyone went to his own house.
And they went, each unto his own house;
