John 7:27-53

Legacy Standard Bible

²⁷ However, ^(A)we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.” ²⁸ Then Jesus cried out in the temple, ^(B)teaching and saying, “^(C)You both know Me and know where I am from; and ^(D)I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. ^29 (E)I know Him, because ^(F)I am from Him, and ^(G)He sent Me.” ³⁰ So they ^(H)were seeking to seize Him; ^[a]yet no man laid his hand on Him, because His ^(I)hour had not yet come. ³¹ But ^(J)many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “^(K)When the ^[b]Christ comes, will He do more ^[c](L)signs than this man did?”

³² The Pharisees heard the crowd ^[d]whispering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent ^(M)officers to ^(N)seize Him. ³³ Therefore Jesus said, “^(O)For a little while longer I am with you, then ^(P)I go to Him who sent Me. ^34 (Q)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” ^35 (R)The Jews then said to one another, “^(S)Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? Is He intending to go to ^(T)the Dispersion among ^(U)the Greeks and teach the Greeks? ³⁶ What is this statement that He said, ‘^(V)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

³⁷ Now on ^(W)the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “^[e](X)If anyone is thirsty, ^[f]let him come to Me and drink. ³⁸ He who believes in Me, ^(Y)as the Scripture said, ‘From ^[g]his innermost being will flow rivers of ^(Z)living water.’” ³⁹ But this He spoke ^(AA)of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were going to receive; for ^(AB)the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet ^(AC)glorified.

Division of People over Jesus

⁴⁰ Some of the crowd therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is ^(AD)the Prophet.” ⁴¹ Others were saying, “This is the ^[h]Christ.” Still others were saying, “^(AE)No, for is the ^[i]Christ going to come from Galilee? ⁴² Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from ^(AF)the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” ⁴³ So ^(AG)a division occurred in the crowd because of Him. ^44 (AH)Some of them were wanting to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

⁴⁵ The ^(AI)officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” ⁴⁶ The ^(AJ)officers answered, “^(AK)Never has a man spoken like this!” ⁴⁷ The Pharisees then answered them, “^(AL)Have you also been led astray? ^48 (AM)Have any of ^(AN)the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? ⁴⁹ But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.” ^50 (AO)Nicodemus (he who came to Him before), being one of them, *said to them, ⁵¹ “^(AP)Does our Law judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing?” ⁵² They answered him, “^(AQ)Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” ^53 [j][Everyone went to his home.