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Ketab El Hayat
يسوع يذهب إلى عيد المظال
7 بَعْدَ ذلِكَ بَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يَتَنَقَّلُ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ، مُتَجَنِّباً التَّجَوُّلَ فِي مِنطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، لأَنَّ الْيَهُودَ كَانُوا يَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى قَتْلِهِ.
2 وَعِنْدَمَا اقْتَرَبَ عِيدُ المَظَالِّ الْيَهُودِيُّ، 3 قَالَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ: «اتْرُكْ هذِهِ الْمِنْطَقَةَ وَاذْهَبْ إِلَى الْيَهُودِيَّةِ لِيَرَى أَتْبَاعُكَ مَا تَعْمَلُهُ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ، 4 فَلا أَحَدَ يَعْمَلُ فِي الْخَفَاءِ إِذَا كَانَ يَبْتَغِي الشُّهْرَةَ. وَمَادُمْتَ تَعْمَلُ هذِهِ الأَعْمَالَ، فَأَظْهِرْ نَفْسَكَ لِلْعَالَمِ». 5 فَإِنَّ إِخْوَتَهُ لَمْ يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ بِهِ. 6 فَأَجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «مَا حَانَ وَقْتِي بَعْدُ، أَمَّا وَقْتُكُمْ فَهُوَ مُنَاسِبٌ كُلَّ حِينٍ. 7 لَا يَقْدِرُ الْعَالَمُ أَنْ يُبْغِضَكُمْ، وَلكِنَّهُ يُبْغِضُنِي أَنَا، لأَنِّي أَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّ أَعْمَالَهُ شِرِّيرَةٌ. 8 اصْعَدُوا أَنْتُمْ إِلَى الْعِيدِ، أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَنْ أَصْعَدَ الآنَ إلى هَذَا العِيدِ لأَنَّ وَقْتِي مَا جَاءَ بَعْدُ». 9 قَالَ لَهُمْ هَذَا وَبَقِيَ فِي الْجَلِيلِ.
10 وَبَعْدَمَا ذَهَبَ إِخْوَتُهُ إِلَى الْعِيدِ، ذَهَبَ هُوَ أَيْضاً كَمَا لَوْ كَانَ مُتَخَفِّياً، لَا ظَاهِراً. 11 فَأَخَذَ الْيَهُودُ يَبْحَثُونَ عَنْهُ فِي الْعِيدِ، وَيَسْأَلُونَ: «أَيْنَ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلُ؟» 12 وَثَارَتْ بَيْنَ الْجُمُوعِ مُنَاقَشَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ حَوْلَهُ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: «إِنَّهُ صَالِحٌ» وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ: «لا! بَلْ إِنَّهُ يُضَلِّلُ الشَّعْبَ» 13 وَلكِنْ لَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ عَنْهُ عَلَناً، خَوْفاً مِنَ الْيَهُودِ.
يسوع يعلّم في العيد
14 وَلَمَّا مَضَى مِنَ الْعِيدِ نِصْفُهُ، صَعِدَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ وَبَدَأَ يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ. 15 فَدُهِشَ الْيَهُودُ وَتَسَاءَلُوا: «كَيْفَ يَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْكُتُبَ وَهُوَ لَمْ يَتَعَلَّمْ؟» 16 فَأَجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «لَيْسَ تَعْلِيمِي مِنْ عِنْدِي، بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي 17 وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ يَعْرِفُ مَا إِذَا كَانَ تَعْلِيمِي مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، أَوْ أَنَّنِي أَتَكَلَّمُ مِنْ عِنْدِي. 18 مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ يَطْلُبُ الْمَجْدَ لِنَفْسِهِ؛ أَمَّا الَّذِي يَطْلُبُ الْمَجْدَ لِمَنْ أَرْسَلَهُ فَهُوَ صَادِقٌ لَا إِثْمَ فِيهِ. 19 أَمَا أَعْطَاكُمْ مُوسَى الشَّرِيعَةَ؟ وَلكِنْ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ يَعْمَلُ بِالشَّرِيعَةِ! لِمَاذَا تَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى قَتْلِي؟»
20 أَجَابَهُ الْجَمْعُ: «بِكَ شَيْطَانٌ! مَنْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَكَ؟» 21 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «عَمِلْتُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ عَمَلاً وَاحِداً فَاسْتَغْرَبْتُمْ جَمِيعاً. 22 إِنَّ مُوسَى أَوْصَاكُمْ بِالْخِتَانِ وَهَذَا لَا يَعْنِي أَنَّ الْخِتَانَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى مُوسَى بَلْ إِلَى الآبَاءِ وَلِذلِكَ تَخْتِنُونَ الإِنْسَانَ وَلَوْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. 23 فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُجْرُونَ الْخِتَانَ لِلإِنْسَانِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ لِكَيْ لَا تُخَالِفُوا شَرِيعَةَ مُوسَى، فَهَلْ تَغْضَبُونَ عَلَيَّ لأَنِّي شَفَيْتُ إِنْسَاناً بِكَامِلِهِ فِي السَّبْتِ؟ 24 لَا تَحْكُمُوا بِحَسَبِ الظَّاهِرِ، بَلِ احْكُمُوا حُكْماً عَادِلاً».
انقسام حول من هو يسوع
25 عِنْدَ ذلِكَ قَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ: «أَلَيْسَ هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ؟ 26 هَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَلَناً وَلا أَحَدَ يَعْتَرِضُهُ بِشَيْءٍ. تُرَى، هَلْ تَأَكَّدَ رُؤَسَاؤُنَا أَنَّهُ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ حَقّاً؟ 27 إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ عِنْدَمَا يَأْتِي لَنْ يَعْرِفَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَ، أَمَّا هَذَا فَإِنَّنَا نَعْرِفُ أَصْلَهُ!»
28 فَرَفَعَ يَسُوعُ صَوْتَهُ، وَهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ، قَائِلاً: «أَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَنِي وَتَعْرِفُونَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنَا! وَأَنَا لَمْ آتِ مِنْ عِنْدِ ذَاتِي، وَلكِنَّ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي هُوَ حَقٌّ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْرِفُونَهُ. 29 أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَعْرِفُهُ، لأَنِّي مِنْهُ وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنَي». 30 فَسَعَى الْيَهُودُ لِلْقَبْضِ عَلَيْهِ، وَلكِنَّ أَحَداً لَمْ يُلْقِ عَلَيْهِ يَداً، لأَنَّ سَاعَتَهُ لَمْ تَكُنْ قَدْ حَانَتْ. 31 عَلَى أَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الْجَمْعِ آمَنُوا بِهِ، وَقَالُوا: «أَلَعَلَّ الْمَسِيحَ، عِنْدَمَا يَأْتِي، يُجْرِي آيَاتٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الَّتِي يُجْرِيهَا هَذَا الرَّجُلُ؟»
32 وَسَمِعَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ مَا يَتَهَامَسُ بِهِ الْجَمْعُ عَنْهُ، فَأَرْسَلُوا هُمْ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ بَعْضَ الْحُرَّاسِ لِيُلْقُوا الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ. 33 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أَنَا بَاقٍ مَعَكُمْ وَقْتاً قَلِيلاً، ثُمَّ أَعُودُ إِلَى الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي. 34 عِنْدَئِذٍ تَسْعَوْنَ فِي طَلَبِي وَلا تَجِدُونَنِي، وَلا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَذْهَبُوا إِلَى حَيْثُ أَكُونُ». 35 فَتَسَاءَلَ الْيَهُودُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ: «إِلَى أَيْنَ يَنْوِي أَنْ يَذْهَبَ فَلا نَجِدَهُ؟ أَيَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمُدُنِ الْيُونَانِيَّةِ الَّتِي تَشَتَّتَ فِيهَا الْيَهُودُ، وَيُعَلِّمُ الْيُونَانِيِّينَ؟ 36 وَمَاذَا يَعْنِي بِقَوْلِهِ: تَسْعَوْنَ فِي طَلَبِي فَلا تَجِدُونَنِي، وَلا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَذْهَبُوا إِلَى حَيْثُ أَكُونُ؟»
إن عطش أحد فليأت إليَّ
37 وَفِي آخِرِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعِيدِ، وَهُوَ أَعْظَمُ أَيَّامِهِ، وَقَفَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ: «إِنْ عَطِشَ أَحَدٌ فَلْيَأْتِ إِلَيَّ وَيَشْرَبْ. 38 وَكَمَا قَالَ الْكِتَابُ، مَنْ آمَنَ بِي تَجْرِ مِنْ دَاخِلِهِ أَنْهَارُ مَاءٍ حَيٍّ». 39 قَالَ يَسُوعُ هَذَا عَنِ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ الَّذِي كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ سَيَقْبَلُونَهُ. وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الرُّوحُ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ بَعْدُ لأَنَّ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ تَمَجَّدَ بَعْدُ.
40 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْحَاضِرُونَ هَذَا الْكَلامَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: «هَذَا هُوَ النَّبِيُّ حَقّاً». 41 وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ: «هَذَا هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ». وَلَكِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ قَالُوا: «وَهَلْ يَطْلُعُ الْمَسِيحُ مِنَ الْجَلِيلِ؟ 42 أَمَا قَالَ الْكِتَابُ إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ سَيَأْتِي مِنْ نَسْلِ دَاوُدَ، وَمِنْ قَرْيَةِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ حَيْثُ كَانَ دَاوُدُ؟» 43 وَهكَذَا حَصَلَ بِسَبَبِهِ بَيْنَ الْجَمْعِ انْقِسَامٌ فِي الرَّأْيِ. 44 وَأَرَادَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنْ يُلْقُوا الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ؛ وَلكِنَّ أَحَداً لَمْ يُلْقِ عَلَيْهِ يَداً.
عدم إيمان قادة اليهود
45 وَرَجَعَ حُرَّاسُ الْهَيْكَلِ إِلَى الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ، فَسَأَلُوهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُحْضِرُوهُ؟» 46 فَأَجَابُوا: «لَمْ نَسْمَعْ قَطُّ إِنْسَاناً يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمِثْلِ كَلامِهِ!» 47 فَرَدُّوا غَاضِبِينَ: «وَهَلْ ضَلَلْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً؟ 48 أَرَأَيْتُمْ أَحَداً مِنَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ أَوْ مِنَ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ آمَنَ بِهِ؟ 49 أَمَّا عَامَّةُ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِينَ يَجْهَلُونَ الشَّرِيعَةَ، فَاللَّعْنَةُ عَلَيْهِمْ!»
50 وَلَكِنَّ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ، وَهُوَ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ لَيْلاً، 51 قَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَتَسْمَحُ شَرِيعَتُنَا بِأَنْ يُحْكَمَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ دُونَ سَمَاعِ دِفَاعِهِ أَوَّلاً لِمَعْرِفَةِ ذَنْبِهِ؟» 52 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «أَلَعَلَّكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً مِنَ الْجَلِيلِ؟ ادْرُسِ الْكِتَابَ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّه لَمْ يَطْلُعْ قَطُّ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْجَلِيلِ!»
53 ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.
約翰福音 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
耶穌的弟弟不信祂
7 之後，耶穌周遊加利利，不願去猶太地區，因為猶太人想要殺祂。 2 猶太人的住棚節快到了， 3 耶穌的弟弟們對祂說：「離開這裡，去猶太過節吧，好讓你的門徒在那裡也看見你所做的啊！ 4 因為人想出名，都不會暗地裡行事，你既然可以做這些事，就把自己顯給世人看吧！」 5 原來連祂的弟弟們也不信祂。
6 耶穌對他們說：「我的時候還沒有到，你們什麼時候都很方便。 7 世人不會恨你們，只會恨我，因為我指證他們行為邪惡。 8 你們先去過節吧，我現在還不上去，因為我的時候還沒有到。」 9 耶穌說完這些話，仍留在加利利。
耶穌過住棚節
10 他們走了以後，耶穌避開了人們的注意，暗地裡上去過節。 11 節期到了，猶太人到處查問：「耶穌在哪裡？」
12 眾人對祂議論紛紛，有些人說：「祂是好人，」有些說：「不，祂欺騙民眾。」 13 不過，沒有人敢公開議論祂的事，因為害怕猶太人。
14 節期約過了一半，耶穌來到聖殿教導人。 15 猶太人感到驚奇，說：「這個人沒有受過教育，怎麼懂得這麼多呢？」
16 耶穌說：「我的教導不是出於我自己，而是出於差我來的那位。 17 如果你們願意遵行上帝的旨意，就能分辨這些教導是出於上帝，還是出於我自己。 18 憑自己講論的人是要尋求自己的榮耀，但人子真實無偽，毫無不義，祂是為了使差祂來的那位得榮耀。 19 摩西不是把律法傳給了你們嗎？你們卻沒有一個人遵守。為什麼想要殺我呢？」
20 眾人回答說：「你一定是被鬼附身了！誰要殺你啊？」
21 耶穌說：「我行了一件神蹟，你們都感到驚奇。 22 摩西把割禮傳給你們，你們也在安息日行割禮。其實割禮不是摩西定的，而是從祖先們的時代就有了。 23 為了避免違背摩西的律法，行割禮的那一天就算是安息日，你們還是照行。那麼，我在安息日使一個病人完全康復，你們為什麼責怪我呢？ 24 不要根據外表來斷定是非，要按公義的原則判斷。」
耶穌是基督嗎
25 有些住在耶路撒冷的人說：「這不是他們要殺的那個人嗎？ 26 你看祂這樣公開講道，居然沒有人說什麼，難道官長也真的認為祂是基督嗎？ 27 可是基督來的時候，根本沒有人知道祂從哪裡來，我們卻知道這個人是從哪裡來的。」
28 於是，耶穌在聖殿裡高聲教導人說：「你們知道我是誰，也知道我是從哪裡來的。其實我來不是出於自己的意思，差我來的那位是真實的，你們不認識祂。 29 但我認識祂，因為我是從祂那裡來的，差我來的就是祂。」 30 他們聽了，想捉拿耶穌，只是沒有人下手，因為祂的時候還沒有到。
31 人群中有許多人信了耶穌，他們說：「基督來的時候所行的神蹟，難道會比這個人行得更多嗎？」
32 法利賽人聽見眾人這樣議論耶穌，就聯合祭司長派差役去抓祂。 33 耶穌對眾人說：「我暫時還會跟你們在一起，不久我要回到差我來的那位那裡。 34 那時你們要找我卻找不到，你們也不能去我所在的地方。」
35 猶太人彼此議論說：「祂要去哪裡使我們找不著呢？難道祂要到我們猶太人僑居的希臘各地去教導希臘人嗎？ 36 祂說我們找不到祂，又不能去祂所在的地方，是什麼意思？」
活水的江河
37 節期最後一天，也是整個節期的高潮，耶穌站起來高聲說：「人若渴了，可以到我這裡來喝。 38 正如聖經所言，信我的人，『從他裡面要流出活水的江河來』。」 39 耶穌這話是指信祂的人要得到聖靈，但當時聖靈還沒有降臨，因為耶穌還沒有得到榮耀。
40 聽見這些話後，有些人說：「祂真是那位先知。」 41 也有些人說：「祂是基督。」還有些人說：「不會吧，基督怎麼會出自加利利呢？ 42 聖經上不是說基督是大衛的後裔，要降生在大衛的故鄉伯利恆嗎？」 43 眾人因為對耶穌的看法不同，就起了紛爭。 44 有些人想抓祂，只是沒有人下手。
猶太官長不信耶穌
45 祭司長和法利賽人看見差役空手回來，就問：「你們為什麼不把祂帶來呢？」
46 差役答道：「從未有人像祂那樣說話！」
47 法利賽人說：「難道你們也被祂迷惑了嗎？ 48 哪有官長和法利賽人信祂呢？ 49 這群不明白律法的民眾該受咒詛！」
50 曾經夜訪耶穌、屬於他們當中一員的尼哥德慕說： 51 「難道不聽被告申辯，不查明事實真相，我們的律法就定祂的罪嗎？」
52 他們回答說：「難道你也是加利利人嗎？你去查查看，就會知道沒有先知是從加利利來的。」
John 7
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
7 After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee, for He would not travel in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
2 Now the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was drawing near.
3 So His brothers said to Him, Leave here and go into Judea, so that [a]Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do. [This is no place for You.]
4 For no one does anything in secret when he wishes to be conspicuous and secure publicity. If You [must] do these things [if You must act like this], show Yourself openly and make Yourself known to the world!
5 For [even] His brothers did not believe in or adhere to or trust in or rely on Him either.
6 Whereupon Jesus said to them, My time (opportunity) has not come yet; but any time is suitable for you and your opportunity is ready any time [is always here].
7 The world cannot [be expected to] hate you, but it does hate Me because I denounce it for its wicked works and reveal that its doings are evil.
8 Go to the Feast yourselves. I am not [yet] going up to the Festival, because My time is not ripe. [My term is not yet completed; it is not time for Me to go.]
9 Having said these things to them, He stayed behind in Galilee.
10 But afterward, when His brothers had gone up to the Feast, He went up also, not publicly [not with a caravan], but by Himself quietly and as if He did not wish to be observed.
11 Therefore the Jews kept looking for Him at the Feast and asking, Where can He be? [Where is that Fellow?]
12 And there was among the mass of the people much whispered discussion and hot disputing about Him. Some were saying, He is good! [He is a good Man!] Others said, No, He misleads and deceives the people [gives them false ideas]!
13 But no one dared speak out boldly about Him for fear of [the leaders of] the Jews.
14 When the Feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple [[b]court] and began to teach.
15 The Jews were astonished. They said, How is it that this Man has learning [is so versed in the sacred Scriptures and in theology] when He has never studied?
16 Jesus answered them by saying, My teaching is not My own, but His Who sent Me.
17 If any man desires to do His will (God’s pleasure), he will know (have the needed illumination to recognize, and can tell for himself) whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking from Myself and of My own accord and on My own authority.
18 He who speaks on his own authority seeks to win honor for himself. [He whose teaching originates with himself seeks his own glory.] But He Who seeks the glory and is eager for the honor of Him Who sent Him, He is true; and there is no unrighteousness or falsehood or deception in Him.
19 Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law. [If that is the truth] why do you seek to kill Me [for not keeping it]?
20 The crowd answered Him, You are possessed by a demon! [You are raving!] Who seeks to kill You?
21 Jesus answered them, I did one work, and you all are astounded.(A)
22 Now Moses established circumcision among you—though it did not originate with Moses but with the previous patriarchs—and you circumcise a person [even] on the Sabbath day.
23 If, to avoid breaking the Law of Moses, a person undergoes circumcision on the Sabbath day, have you any cause to be angry with (indignant with, bitter against) Me for making a man’s whole body well on the Sabbath?
24 Be honest in your judgment and do not decide at a glance (superficially and by appearances); but judge fairly and righteously.
25 Then some of the Jerusalem people said, Is not this the Man they seek to kill?
26 And here He is speaking openly, and they say nothing to Him! Can it be possible that the rulers have discovered and know that this is truly the Christ?
27 No, we know where this Man comes from; when the Christ arrives, no one is to know from what place He comes.
28 Whereupon Jesus called out as He taught in the temple [[c]porches], Do you know Me, and do you know where I am from? I have not come on My own authority and of My own accord and as self-appointed, but the One Who sent Me is true (real, genuine, steadfast); and Him you do not know!
29 I know Him [Myself] because I come from His [very] presence, and it was He [personally] Who sent Me.
30 Therefore they were eager to arrest Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, for His hour (time) had not yet come.
31 And besides, many of the multitude believed in Him [adhered to Him, trusted in Him, relied on Him]. And they kept saying, When the Christ comes, will He do [can He be expected to do] more miracles and produce more proofs and signs than what this Man has done?
32 The Pharisees learned how the people were saying these things about Him under their breath; and the chief priests and Pharisees sent attendants (guards) to arrest Him.
33 Therefore Jesus said, For a little while I am [still] with you, and then I go back to Him Who sent Me.
34 You will look for Me, but you will not [be able to] find Me; where I am, you cannot come.
35 Then the Jews said among themselves, Where does this Man intend to go that we shall not find Him? Will He go to the Jews who are scattered in the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
36 What does this statement of His mean, You will look for Me and not be able to find Me, and, Where I am, you cannot come?
37 Now on the final and most important day of the Feast, Jesus stood, and He cried in a loud voice, If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink!
38 He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water.
39 But He was speaking here of the Spirit, Whom those who believed (trusted, had faith) in Him were afterward to receive. For the [Holy] Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).
40 Listening to those words, some of the multitude said, This is certainly and beyond doubt the Prophet!(B)
41 Others said, This is the Christ (the Messiah, Anointed One)! But some said, What? Does the Christ come out of Galilee?
42 Does not the Scripture tell us that the Christ will come from the offspring of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?(C)
43 So there arose a division and dissension among the people concerning Him.
44 Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one [ventured and] laid hands on Him.
45 Meanwhile the attendants (guards) had gone back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, Why have you not brought Him here with you?
46 The attendants replied, Never has a man talked as this Man talks! [No mere man has ever spoken as He speaks!]
47 The Pharisees said to them, Are you also deluded and led astray? [Are you also swept off your feet?]
48 Has any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in Him?
49 As for this multitude (rabble) that does not know the Law, they are contemptible and doomed and accursed!
50 Then Nicodemus, who came to Jesus before at night and was one of them, asked,
51 Does our Law convict a man without giving him a hearing and finding out what he has done?
52 They answered him, Are you too from Galilee? Search [the Scriptures yourself], and you will see that no prophet comes (will rise to prominence) from Galilee.
53 [d]And they went [back], each to his own house.
Footnotes
- John 7:3 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speaker may have thought He was.
- John 7:14 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
- John 7:28 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
- John 7:53 John 7:53 to 8:11 is absent from most of the older manuscripts, and those that have it sometimes place it elsewhere. The story may well be authentic. Indeed, Christ’s response of compassion and mercy is so much in keeping with His character that we accept it as authentic, and feel that to omit it would be most unfortunate.
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