John 7
Lexham English Bible
Jesus’ Brothers Do Not Believe in Him
7 And after these things Jesus was going about in Galilee. For he did not want to go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. 2 Now the feast of the Jews—the feast of Tabernacles—was near. 3 So his brothers said to him, “Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing. 4 For no one does anything in secret and yet he himself desires to be publicly recognized.[a] If you are doing these things, reveal yourself to the world!” 5 (For not even his brothers believed in him.)
Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles
6 So Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it, that its deeds are evil. 8 You go up to the feast. I am not[b] going up to this feast, because my time is not yet completed.[c] 9 And when he[d] had said these things, he remained in Galilee.
10 But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly, but (as it were) in secret. 11 So the Jews were looking for him at the feast, and were saying, “Where is he?” 12 And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others were saying, “No, but he deceives the crowd.” 13 However, no one was speaking openly about him for fear of the Jews.
14 Now when the feast was already half over,[e] Jesus went to the temple courts[f] and began to teach.[g] 15 Then the Jews were astonished, saying, “How does this man possess knowledge,[h] because he[i] has not been taught?” 16 So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is from the one who sent me. 17 If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my[j] teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself. 18 The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But the one who seeks the glory of the one who sent him—this one is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him. 19 Has not Moses given you the law, and none of you carries out the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
20 The crowd replied, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” 21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I performed one work, and you are all astonished. 22 Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses would not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole man well[k] on the Sabbath? 24 Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!”
Is Jesus the Christ?
25 Then some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem began to say,[l] “Is this not the one whom they are seeking to kill? 26 And behold, he is speaking openly and they are saying nothing to him! Can it be that the rulers truly know that this man is the Christ? 27 Yet we know where this man is from, but the Christ, whenever he comes—no one knows where he is from!”
28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple courts,[m] teaching and saying, “You both know me and you know where I am from! And I have not come from myself, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know. 29 I know him, because I am from him and he sent me.”
30 So they were seeking to seize him, and no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31 But from the crowd many believed in him and were saying, “Whenever the Christ comes, he will not perform more signs than this man has done, will he?”[n]
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers in order to take him into custody .[o] 33 Then Jesus said, “Yet a little time I am with you, and I am going to the one who sent me. 34 You will seek me and will not find me,[p][q] and where I am, you cannot come.”
35 So the Jews said to one another, “Where is this one going to go, that we will not find him? He is not going to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?[r] 36 What is this saying that he said, ‘You will seek me and will not find me,[s][t] and where I am, you cannot come’?”
The Promise of the Spirit
37 Now on the last day of the feast—the great day—Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and let him drink, 38 the one who believes in me.[u] Just as the scripture said, ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.’”[v] 39 Now he said this concerning the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were about to receive. For the Spirit was not yet given,[w] because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
Different Opinions About Jesus
40 Then, when they[x] heard these words, some from the crowd began to say,[y] “This man is truly the Prophet!” 41 Others were saying, “This man is the Christ!” But others were saying, “No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he?[z] 42 Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43 So there was a division in the crowd because of him. 44 And some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.
45 So the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them, “Why[aa] did you not bring him?” 46 The officers replied, “Never has a man spoken like this!” 47 Then the Pharisees replied to them, “You have not also been deceived, have you?[ab] 48 None[ac] of the rulers or of the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?[ad] 49 But this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!”
50 Nicodemus, the one who came to him previously—who was one of them—said to them, 51 “Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”[ae] 52 They answered and said to him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you?[af] Investigate and see that a prophet does not arise from Galilee!” [[53 And each one went to his own house.[ag]
Footnotes
- John 7:4 Literally “with openness”
- John 7:8 Most manuscripts read “not yet” here, but this is obviously an easier reading intended to reconcile the statement with Jesus’ later actions
- John 7:8 Or “fulfilled”
- John 7:9 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
- John 7:14 Literally “now it being already in the middle of the feast”
- John 7:14 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- John 7:14 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to teach”)
- John 7:15 Literally “know letters”
- John 7:15 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“been taught”) which is understood as causal
- John 7:17 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 7:23 Or “a man entirely well”
- John 7:25 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 7:28 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- John 7:31 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “will he”
- John 7:32 Literally “that they could seize him”
- John 7:34 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 7:34 Some manuscripts explicitly state “me”
- John 7:35 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “is he”
- John 7:36 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 7:36 Some manuscripts explicitly state “me”
- John 7:38 An alternative punctuation of vv. 37–38 reads: “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and let him drink. 38 The one who believes in me, just as the scripture said, ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.’”
- John 7:38 A quotation from the Old Testament of uncertain origin; texts most often suggested are Isa 44:3; 55:1; 58:11; Zech 14:8
- John 7:39 A few manuscripts supply the participle “given” here; while it is unlikely this represents the original reading, many English versions nevertheless supply “given” to avoid the impression that the Spirit did not exist prior to this point
- John 7:40 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- John 7:40 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 7:41 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “does he”
- John 7:45 Literally “because of what”
- John 7:47 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “have you”
- John 7:48 Literally “not anyone”
- John 7:48 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “have they”
- John 7:51 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “does it”
- John 7:52 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you”
- John 7:53 John 7:53–8:11 is not found in the earliest and best manuscripts and was almost certainly not an original part of the Gospel of John; one significant group of Greek manuscripts places it after Luke 21:38
Juan 7
Magandang Balita Biblia
Hindi Sumampalataya kay Jesus ang Kanyang mga Kapatid
7 Pagkatapos nito'y nilibot ni Jesus ang Galilea. Iniwasan niya ang Judea dahil nais siyang patayin ng mga pinuno ng mga Judio roon. 2 Nalalapit(A) na noon ang Pista ng mga Tolda, isa sa mga pista ng mga Judio, 3 kaya't sinabi kay Jesus ng kanyang mga kapatid, “Bakit hindi ka umalis dito at pumunta sa Judea para makita ng iyong mga tagasunod ang ginagawa mo? 4 Walang taong naglilihim ng kanyang ginagawa kung ang hangad niya'y maging tanyag. Ginagawa mo rin lamang ang mga bagay na ito, magpakilala ka na sa sanlibutan.” 5 Maging ang mga kapatid ni Jesus ay hindi naniniwala sa kanya.
6 Sumagot si Jesus, “Hindi pa dumating ang aking panahon; sa inyo'y maaari kahit anong panahon. 7 Hindi kayo kapopootan ng sanlibutan, ngunit ako'y kinapopootan nila, sapagkat pinapatotohanan kong masasama ang mga gawa nito. 8 Kayo na lamang ang pumunta sa pista. Hindi ako pupunta[a] sapagkat hindi pa dumating ang aking panahon.” 9 Pagkasabi nito, nagpaiwan siya sa Galilea.
Nagturo si Jesus sa Pista ng mga Tolda
10 Pagkaalis ng kanyang mga kapatid, si Jesus ay palihim na pumunta rin sa pista. 11 Hinahanap siya roon ng mga Judio. “Nasaan kaya siya?” tanong nila. 12 Pabulong na pinag-uusapan siya ng marami. “Siya'y mabuting tao,” sabi ng ilan. “Hindi, inililigaw niya ang mga tao,” sabi naman ng iba. 13 Ngunit walang nangahas magsalita nang hayagan tungkol sa kanya dahil sa takot sa mga pinuno ng mga Judio.
14 Nang kalagitnaan na ng pista, pumasok si Jesus sa Templo at nagturo. 15 Nagtaka ang mga Judio at naitanong nila, “Saan kaya nakakuha ng karunungan ang taong ito gayong hindi naman siya nakapag-aral?”
16 Kaya't sinabi ni Jesus, “Hindi sa akin ang itinuturo ko, kundi sa nagsugo sa akin. 17 Kung talagang nais ninumang sumunod sa kalooban ng Diyos, malalaman niya kung ang itinuturo ko'y mula nga sa Diyos, o kung ang sinasabi ko ay galing lamang sa akin. 18 Ang nagtuturo ng galing sa sarili niya ay naghahangad ng sariling karangalan. Ngunit ang taong naghahangad na maparangalan ang nagsugo sa kanya ay tapat at hindi nagsisinungaling. 19 Hindi ba't ibinigay sa inyo ni Moises ang Kautusan? Bakit wala ni isa man sa inyo ang tumutupad nito? Bakit nais ninyo akong patayin?”
20 Sumagot ang mga tao, “Sinasapian ka ng demonyo! Sino ba ang gustong pumatay sa iyo?”
21 Sumagot si Jesus, “Isang bagay pa lamang ang ginawa ko'y nagtataka na kayong lahat. 22 Ibinigay(B) sa inyo ni Moises ang utos tungkol sa pagtutuli bagaman hindi ito nagmula sa kanya kundi sa inyong mga ninuno, at ginagawa ninyo ito kahit Araw ng Pamamahinga. 23 Kung(C) tinutuli ang isang sanggol na lalaki kahit Araw ng Pamamahinga para masunod ang utos ni Moises, bakit kayo nagagalit sa akin dahil nagpagaling ako ng isang tao sa Araw ng Pamamahinga? 24 Huwag kayong humatol batay sa anyo, kundi humatol kayo batay sa matuwid na pamantayan.”
Siya na nga Kaya ang Cristo?
25 Sinabi ng ilang taga-Jerusalem, “Hindi ba ito ang taong nais nilang patayin? 26 Hayan! Lantaran siyang nagsasalita, ngunit wala silang sinasabi laban sa kanya! Baka naman alam na ng mga pinuno na siya nga ang Cristo! 27 Ngunit pagdating ng Cristo ay walang makakaalam kung saan siya magmumula, subalit alam natin kung saan nagmula ang taong ito!”
28 Kaya't habang si Jesus ay nagtuturo sa Templo, sumigaw siya, “Ako ba'y talagang kilala ninyo? Alam nga ba ninyo kung saan ako nagmula? Hindi ako naparito dahil sa aking sariling kagustuhan lamang. Karapat-dapat paniwalaan ang nagsugo sa akin. Hindi ninyo siya nakikilala, 29 ngunit nakikilala ko siya, sapagkat sa kanya ako nagmula, at siya ang nagsugo sa akin.”
30 Nais na siyang dakpin ng ilang naroroon, ngunit walang nangahas sapagkat hindi pa dumating ang kanyang panahon. 31 Marami sa mga tao ang naniwala sa kanya. Ang sabi nila, “Pagparito ng Cristo, gagawa kaya siya ng mas marami pang himala higit kaysa sa mga ginawa ng taong ito?”
Nag-utos ang mga Pariseo na Dakpin si Jesus
32 Nakarating sa mga Pariseo ang usap-usapan ng mga tao tungkol kay Jesus, kaya't inutusan nila at ng mga punong pari ang ilang bantay sa Templo na dakpin si Jesus.
33 Sinabi ni Jesus, “Makakasama pa ninyo ako nang kaunting panahon at babalik na ako sa nagsugo sa akin. 34 Hahanapin ninyo ako ngunit hindi ninyo ako makikita sapagkat hindi kayo makakapunta sa pupuntahan ko.”
35 Nag-usap-usap ang mga Judio, “Saan kaya pupunta ang taong ito at hindi na raw natin siya makikita? Pupunta kaya siya sa ating mga kababayang napadpad sa lupain ng mga Griego upang magturo sa kanila? 36 Ano kaya ang ibig niyang sabihin nang kanyang sinabing, ‘Hahanapin ninyo ako ngunit hindi ninyo ako makikita,’ at ‘Hindi kayo makakapunta sa pupuntahan ko’?”
Daloy ng Tubig na Nagbibigay-buhay
37 Sa(D) kahuli-hulihan at pinakatanging araw ng pista, tumayo si Jesus at nagsalita nang malakas, “Kayong mga nauuhaw ay lumapit sa akin at uminom. 38 Ang(E) sumasampalataya sa akin, ayon sa sinasabi ng Kasulatan, ‘Mula sa kanyang puso ay dadaloy ang tubig na nagbibigay-buhay.’[b]” 39 Ang tinutukoy niya'y ang Espiritung tatanggapin ng mga sumasampalataya sa kanya. Sapagkat hindi pa naipagkakaloob noon ang Espiritu dahil si Jesus ay hindi pa niluwalhati.
Nagtalu-talo ang mga Tao tungkol sa Cristo
40 Sinabi ng ilang nakarinig sa kanya, “Tunay ngang ito ang Propetang hinihintay natin!” 41 “Siya na nga ang Cristo!” sabi naman ng iba. Ngunit may nagsabi rin, “Maaari bang magmula sa Galilea ang Cristo? Di ba hindi? 42 Hindi(F) ba sinasabi sa Kasulatan na ang Cristo ay magmumula sa lipi ni David, at ipanganganak sa Bethlehem na bayan ni David?” 43 Nagkaroon ng pagkakabaha-bahagi sa mga tao dahil sa kanya. 44 Gusto ng iba na dakpin siya, ngunit wala namang nangahas na humuli sa kanya.
Ang Di-paniniwala ng mga Pinuno
45 Nang bumalik ang mga bantay ng Templo, tinanong sila ng mga punong pari at ng mga Pariseo, “Bakit hindi ninyo siya dinala rito?”
46 Sumagot ang mga bantay, “Wala pa po kaming narinig na nagsalita nang tulad ng taong ito!”
47 “Pati ba kayo'y nalinlang na rin?” tanong ng mga Pariseo. 48 “Mayroon bang pinuno o Pariseong naniniwala sa kanya? 49 Ang mga taong bayan na ito na walang nalalaman sa Kautusan ay mga sinumpa!”
50 Isa(G) sa mga naroon ay si Nicodemo, ang Pariseong nagsadya kay Jesus noong una. At siya'y nagtanong, 51 “Hindi ba't labag sa ating Kautusan na hatulan ang isang tao nang di muna nililitis at inaalam kung ano ang kanyang ginawa?”
52 Sumagot sila, “Ikaw ba'y taga-Galilea rin? Saliksikin mo ang Kasulatan at makikita mong walang propetang magmumula sa Galilea.”
Pinatawad ang Babaing Nangalunya
[53 Pagkatapos nito, umuwi na ang lahat.
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