John 7

Christs Brothers Do Not Believe

1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.2 Now the Jews Feast of Tabernacles was at hand.3 His brothers therefore said to Him, Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing.4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.6 Then Jesus said to them, My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. 8 You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.9 When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

Christ Secretly Goes to the Feast

10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.11 Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, Where is He?12 And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, He is good; others said, No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.13 However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.

Christs Authority from the Father

14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.15 And the Jews marveled, saying, How does this Man know letters, having never studied?16 Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. 17 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. 18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.19 Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?20 The people answered and said, You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?21 Jesus answered and said to them, I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? 24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.

Christs Origin from the Father

25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, Is this not He whom they seek to kill?26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?27 However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.28 Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. 29 But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.30 Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.31 And many of the people believed in Him, and said, When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?

Christs Departure to the Father

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.33 Then Jesus said to them, I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me. 34 You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come.35 Then the Jews said among themselves, Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?36 What is this thing that He said, You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come?

Christ Reveals the Living Water

37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Israel is Divided over Christ

40 Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, Truly this is the Prophet.41 Others said, This is the Christ.42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?43 So there was a division among the people because of Him.44 Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

The Sanhedrin is Confused Over Christ

45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not brought Him?46 The officers answered, No man ever spoke like this Man!47 Then the Pharisees answered them, Are you also deceived?48 Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.50 Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them,51 Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?52 They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.

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53 And everyone went to his own house.

JOHN 7

Jesus' Brothers //Don't Have Faith in Him

1 Jesus decided to leave Judea and to start going through Galilee because the leaders of the people wanted to kill him. 2 t It was almost time for the Festival of Shelters, 3 and Jesus' brothers said to him, “Why don't you go to Judea? Then your disciples can see what you are doing. 4 No one does anything in secret, if they want others to know about them. So let the world know what you are doing!”

5 Even Jesus' own brothers had not yet become his followers.
6 Jesus answered, “My time hasn't yet come, t but your time is always here. 7 The people of this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that they do evil things. 8 Go on to the festival. My time hasn't yet come, and I am not going.”

9 Jesus said this and stayed on in Galilee.

Jesus //at the Festival of Shelters

10 After Jesus' brothers had gone to the festival, he went secretly, without telling anyone.
11 During the festival the leaders of the people looked for Jesus and asked, “Where is he?” 12 The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying, “Jesus is a good man,” while others were saying, “He is lying to everyone.”

13 But the people were afraid of their leaders, and none of them talked in public about him.
14 When the festival was about half over, Jesus went into the temple and started teaching.

15 The leaders were surprised and said, “How does this man know so much? He has never been taught!”

16 Jesus replied:
I am not teaching something I thought up. What I teach comes from the one who sent me. 17 If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me. 18 If I wanted to bring honor to myself, I would speak for myself. But I want to honor the one who sent me. This is why I tell the truth and not a lie.

19 Didn't Moses give you the Law? Yet none of you obey it! So why do you want to kill me?

20 The crowd replied, “You're crazy! What makes you think someone wants to kill you?”

21 Jesus answered:
I worked one miracle, t and it amazed you. 22 t Moses commanded you to circumcise your sons. But it wasn't really Moses who gave you this command. It was your ancestors, and even on the Sabbath you circumcise your sons 23 t in order to obey the Law of Moses. Why are you angry with me for making someone completely well on the Sabbath?

24 Don't judge by appearances. Judge by what is right.
25 Some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, “Isn't this the man they want to kill? 26 Yet here he is, speaking for everyone to hear. And no one is arguing with him. Do you suppose the authorities know he is the Messiah?

27 But how could that be? No one knows where the Messiah will come from, but we know where this man comes from.”
28 As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he shouted, “Do you really think you know me and where I came from? I didn't come on my own! The one who sent me is truthful, and you don't know him.

29 But I know the one who sent me, because I came from him.”
30 Some of the people wanted to arrest Jesus right then. But no one even laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.t

31 A lot of people in the crowd put their faith in him and said, “When the Messiah comes, he surely won't perform more miraclest than this man has done!”

Officers Sent To Arrest Jesus

34 You will look for me, but you won't find me. You cannot go where I am going.”
35 The people asked each other, “Where can he go to keep us from finding him? Is he going to some foreign country where our people live? Is he going there to teach the Greeks?t

36 What did he mean by saying that we will look for him, but won't find him? Why can't we go where he is going?”

Streams of Life-Giving Water

39 Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.t

The People Take Sides

44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.

The Leaders //Refuse To Have Faith in Jesus

45 When the temple police returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, they were asked, “Why didn't you bring Jesus here?”

46 They answered, “No one has ever spoken like this man!”
47 The Pharisees said to them, “Have you also been fooled? 48 Not one of the chief priests or the Pharisees has faith in him.

49 And these people who don't know the Law are under God's curse anyway.”
50  t Nicodemus was there at the time. He was a member of the council, and was the same one who had earlier come to see Jesus.t He said,

51 “Our Law doesn't let us condemn people before we hear what they have to say. We cannot judge them before we know what they have done.”

52 Then they said, “Nicodemus, you must be from Galilee! Read the Scriptures, and you will find that no prophet is to come from Galilee.”

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