John 7:28-34

English Standard Version

²⁸ So Jesus proclaimed, ^(A)as he taught in the temple, ^(B)“You know me, and you know where I come from. But ^(C)I have not come of my own accord. ^(D)He who sent me is true, ^(E)and him you do not know. ^29 (F)I know him, for I come ^(G)from him, and ^(H)he sent me.” ^30 (I)So they were seeking to arrest him, but ^(J)no one laid a hand on him, ^(K)because his hour had not yet come. ³¹ Yet ^(L)many of the people believed in him. They said, ^(M)“When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”

Officers Sent to Arrest Jesus

³² The Pharisees heard the crowd ^(N)muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent ^(O)officers to arrest him. ³³ Jesus then said, ^(P)“I will be with you a little longer, and then ^(Q)I am going to him who sent me. ^34 (R)You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.”