John 7
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Anticipating Hostility at Sukkot
1After these events, Yeshua was walking about in the Galilee. He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Judean leaders wanted to kill Him.
2Now the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
3Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so Your disciples also may see the works You are doing.
4No one who wants to be well known does everything in secret. If You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world!”
5For not even His brothers were trusting in Him.
6Therefore Yeshua said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always at hand.
7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify that its works are evil.
8You go on up to the Feast. I’m not going to this feast, because My time hasn’t yet fully come.”
9After saying these things, He stayed in the Galilee.
10But after His brothers went to the Feast, He also went, not openly but secretly.
11Then the Judean leaders were searching for Him at the Feast and kept asking, “Where is that fellow?”
12There was a lot of murmuring about Him in the crowds. Some were saying, “He is good.” But others were saying, “Not so! He leads the people astray.”
13Yet no one spoke openly about Him for fear of the Judean leaders.
Teaching at the Temple
14About halfway through the Feast, Yeshua went up to the Temple and began teaching.
15Then the Judean leaders were amazed, saying, “How does this man know so much, having never been taught?”
16Yeshua answered, “My teaching is not from Me, but from Him who sent Me.
17If anyone wants to do His will, he will know whether My teaching comes from God or it is Myself speaking.
18Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
19Hasn’t Moses given you the Torah? Yet none of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
20The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who’s trying to kill you?”
21Yeshua answered, “I did one good work, and all of you are amazed.
22Because Moses has given you circumcision (though it is not from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a man on Shabbat.
23If a man receives circumcision on Shabbat so that the Torah of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry that I healed a man’s whole body on Shabbat?
24Do not judge by appearance, but judge righteously.”
25Then some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, “Isn’t this the person they’re trying to kill?
26Look, He speaks openly and they’re saying nothing to Him. Can it be that the leaders know He is the Messiah?
27But we know where this person is from. But the Messiah, whenever He may come, no one knows where He is from.”
28Then, while teaching in the Temple courts, Yeshua cried out, “You know both who I am and where I am from! I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
29but I know Him because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
30Then they were trying to seize Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
31Yet many from the crowd believed in Him and were saying, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this person has, will He?”
32The Pharisees heard people in the crowd murmuring these things about Him, and the ruling kohanim and Pharisees sent guards to arrest Him.
33Yeshua 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 will not find Me. Where I am, you cannot come.”
35The Judean leaders then said among themselves, “Where is this person about to go that we shall not find Him? He’s not going to the Diaspora to teach the Greeks, is He?
36What did He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me but will not find Me. Where I am, you cannot come’?”
Satisfying Spiritual Thirst
37On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Yeshua stood up and cried out loudly, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture says, ‘out of his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”
39Now He said this about the Ruach, whom those who trusted in Him were going to receive; for the Ruach was not yet given, since Yeshua was not yet glorified.
40When they heard these words, some of the crowd said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
41Others were saying, “This is the Messiah.” Still others were saying, “The Messiah doesn’t come from the Galilee, does He?
42Didn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, David’s town?”
43So a division arose in the crowd because of Yeshua.
44Some wanted to capture Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
Religious Adversaries
45Then the guards returned to the ruling kohanim and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him?”
46“Never has anyone spoken like this man,” the guards answered.
47The Pharisees responded, “You haven’t been led astray also, have you?
48Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
49No, but this mob that doesn’t know the Torah—they are cursed!”
50Nicodemus, the one who had come to Yeshua before and was one of them, said to them,
51“Our Torah doesn’t judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”
52They answered him, “You aren’t from the Galilee too, are you? Search, and see that no prophet comes out of the Galilee!”
53Then everyone went to his own house.
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John 7
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The Unbelief of Jesus’ Brothers
1#Jn 4:3; 7:19After these things Jesus walked in Galilee. He would not walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. 2#Zec 14:16–19Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3#Mt 12:46; Jn 7:5His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You do. 4#Jn 18:20For no one does anything in secret, while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, reveal Yourself to the world.” 5#Mk 3:21For even His brothers did not believe in Him.
6#Jn 2:4; 7:8Therefore Jesus told them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always fitting. 7#Jn 3:19; 15:18–19The world cannot hate you. But it hates Me, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil. 8#Jn 7:6You go up to this feast. I am not going up to this feast yet, because My time has not yet fully come.” 9Having said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.
Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles
10However, after His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He also went up, not publicly, but secretly. 11#Jn 11:56Then the Jews looked for Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?”
12#Jn 7:40–43; 9:16There was much complaining among the people concerning Him. For some said, “He is a good Man.”
Others said, “No, He deceives the people.” 13#Jn 9:22; 19:38Yet no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
14#Jn 7:28Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. 15#Mt 13:54; Lk 2:47The Jews marveled, saying, “How has this Man become educated, having never been taught?”
16#Jn 3:11; 14:24Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. 17#Jn 8:43; 8:31–32If any man desires to do His will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. 18#Jn 5:41He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory. But He who seeks the glory of Him who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. 19#Jn 1:17; Mt 12:14Did Moses not give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?”
20#Jn 8:48; 10:20The people answered and said, “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”
21Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. 22#Lev 12:3; Ge 17:10–14Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a man on the Sabbath day (although it did not come from Moses, but from the Patriarchs). 23If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath day, so that the Law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry at Me because I completely healed a man on the Sabbath day? 24#Jn 8:15; Dt 1:16–17Do not judge according to appearance, but practice righteous judgment.”
Is He the Christ?
25Then some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? 26#Jn 7:48Look! He speaks publicly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers indeed know that this is really the Christ? 27#Jn 6:42; Lk 4:22But we know where this Man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
28#Jn 8:42; 7:14Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, “You know Me and you likewise know where I am from. I have not come on My own authority, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. 29#Jn 8:55; Mt 11:27But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”
30#Jn 10:39; 7:6So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him, because His hour had not yet come. 31#Jn 12:42; Mt 12:23Still, 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?”
Officials Sent to Arrest Jesus
32The Pharisees heard the people murmuring these things concerning Him. So the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
33#Jn 13:33; 16:5Then Jesus said to them, “I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me. 34You will look for Me and you will not find Me. And where I am, you cannot come.”
35#Jas 1:1; 1Pe 1:1The 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#Jn 7:34What kind of saying is this which He said, ‘You will look for Me and you will not find Me. And where I am, you cannot come’? ”
Rivers of Living Water
37#Isa 55:1; Lev 23:36; Nu 29:35On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38#Isa 58:11; Jn 4:14He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.” 39#Ac 2:17; Joel 2:28; Ac 2:33By this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believe in Him would receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Division Among the People
40#Mt 21:11; Jn 1:21Therefore when they heard these words, many of the people said, “Truly, this is the Prophet.”
41#Jn 1:46; 7:52Others said, “This is the Christ.”
But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? 42#Mic 5:2; Mt 2:5Has the Scripture not said that the Christ comes from the seed of David, out of the town of Bethlehem where David was?” 43#Jn 9:16; 10:19So there was a division among the people because of Him. 44#Jn 7:30Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
The Unbelief of Those in Authority
45#Jn 7:32Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?”
46The officers answered, “No man has ever spoken like this Man.”
47#Jn 7:12Then the Pharisees answered them, “Are you also deceived? 48#Jn 12:42; 7:26Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? 49Not at all. This crowd who does not know the law is accursed.”
50#Jn 19:39Nicodemus, being one of them who came to Jesus by night, said to them, 51#Pr 18:13“Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”
52#Jn 7:41; 1:46They answered him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”
The Woman Caught in Adultery
53Then everyone went to his own house.#The earliest Gk. manuscripts lack 7:53–8:11.
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