Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁴⁰ After hearing akouō these houtos words logos, some of ek the ho crowd ochlos · ho began to say legō, “ This houtos man really alēthōs is eimi the ho prophet prophētēs.” ⁴¹ Others allos were saying legō, “ This houtos man is eimi the ho Christ Christos.” But de others ho were saying legō, “ Surely the ho Christ Christos does erchomai not mē come erchomai from ek · ho Galilee Galilaia, does he ? ⁴² Has not ou the ho scripture graphē said legō that hoti the ho Christ Christos will be a ho descendant sperma of David Dauid and kai come erchomai from apo Bethlehem Bēthleem, the ho village kōmē where hopou David Dauid was eimi born?” ⁴³ So oun there was ginomai a division schisma among en the ho people ochlos because dia of him autos. ⁴⁴ Some tis · de of ek them autos wanted thelō to arrest piazō him autos, but alla no oudeis one laid epiballō a hand cheir on epi him autos. · ho

⁴⁵ Then oun the ho temple guards hypēretēs went erchomai back to pros the ho chief archiereus priests and kai Pharisees Pharisaios, · kai who ekeinos said legō to them autos, “ Why dia tis did you not ou bring agō him autos?” ⁴⁶ The ho guards hypēretēs answered apokrinomai, “ Never oudepote has a man spoken laleō like houtōs this man anthrōpos!” ⁴⁷ The ho Pharisees Pharisaios responded apokrinomai to them autos, “ Surely you hymeis have planaō not mē been deceived planaō as kai well , have you ? ⁴⁸ None mē tis of ek the ho rulers archōn or ē the ho Pharisees Pharisaios have believed pisteuō in eis him autos, have they? ⁴⁹ As alla for · ho this houtos mob ochlos that ho does not mē know ginōskō the ho law nomos— they are eimi accursed eparatos!” ⁵⁰ Nicodemus Nikodēmos ( he ho who had earlier proteros come erchomai to pros Jesus autos), · ho being eimi one heis of ek their autos number, put this question legō to pros them autos: ⁵¹ “ Surely our hēmeis law nomos does not mē · ho judge krinō a ho man anthrōpos unless ean mē it first prōton hears akouō from para him autos and kai finds ginōskō out what tis he is doing poieō, does it?” ⁵² They replied apokrinomai · kai to him autos, saying legō, “ You sy too kai are eimi not mē from ek · ho Galilee Galilaia, are you? Search eraunaō and kai you will see ide that hoti no ou prophet prophētēs will arise egeirō from ek · ho Galilee Galilaia.”