John 7:14-39

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴ But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple area, and began to ^(A)teach. ^15 (B)The Jews then were astonished, saying, “How has this man ^(C)become learned, not having been educated?” ¹⁶ So Jesus answered them and said, “^(D)My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me. ^17 (E)If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is of God, or I am speaking from Myself. ¹⁸ The one who speaks from himself ^(F)seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

¹⁹ “^(G)Did Moses not give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why are you ^(H)seeking to kill Me?” ²⁰ The crowd answered, “^(I)You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?” ²¹ Jesus answered them, “I did ^(J)one ^[a]deed, and you all are astonished. ²² For this reason ^(K)Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from ^(L)the fathers), and even on a Sabbath you circumcise a man. ^23 (M)If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry at Me because I made an entire man well on a Sabbath? ²⁴ Do not ^(N)judge by the outward appearance, but judge ^[b]with righteous judgment.”

²⁵ So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this man not the one whom they are seeking to kill? ²⁶ And yet look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. ^(O)The rulers do not really know that this is the ^[c]Christ, do they? ²⁷ However, ^(P)we know where this man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.” ²⁸ Then Jesus cried out in the temple, ^(Q)teaching and saying, “^(R)You both know Me and you know where I am from; and ^(S)I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. ^29 (T)I do know Him, because ^(U)I am from Him, and ^(V)He sent Me.” ³⁰ So they ^(W)were seeking to arrest Him; and yet no one laid a hand on Him, because His ^(X)hour had not yet come. ³¹ But ^(Y)many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “^(Z)When the ^[d]Christ comes, He will not perform more ^[e](AA)signs than those which this man has done, will He?”

³² The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent ^(AB)officers to ^(AC)arrest Him. ³³ Therefore Jesus said, “^(AD)For a little while longer I am going to be with you, and then ^(AE)I am going to Him who sent Me. ^34 (AF)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” ^35 (AG)The Jews then said to one another, “^(AH)Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He does not intend to go to ^(AI)the Dispersion among ^(AJ)the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, does He? ³⁶ What is this statement that He said, ‘^(AK)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

³⁷ Now on ^(AL)the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “^(AM)If anyone is thirsty, ^[f]let him come to Me and drink. ³⁸ The one who believes in Me, ^(AN)as the Scripture said, ‘^[g]From his innermost being will flow rivers of ^(AO)living water.’” ³⁹ But this He said ^(AP)in reference to the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for ^(AQ)the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet ^(AR)glorified.