John 7

Thomson^{(i) 1} After this Jesus travelled about in Galilee, for he did not chuse to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. ² Now the Jews festival of tabernacles was near, ³ therefore his brethren said to him, Depart hence and go to Judea that thy disciples may see the works which thou dost. ⁴ For one who seeketh to be known publicly, doth any thing in secret. Since thou dost these things, shew thyself to the world. ⁵ [For even his brethren did not believe in him.] ⁶ Thereupon Jesus saith to them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. ⁷ The world cannot hate you: but it hateth me, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil. ⁸ Go ye up to this festival. I am not yet going up to this festival, because my time is not yet fully come. ⁹ And having said this, he continued in Galilee. ¹⁰ But when his brethren were gone up, then he also went up to the festival, not publicly, but in a private manner. ¹¹ The Jews therefore sought him at the festival, and said, Where is he? ¹² And there was much private dispute concerning him, among the people; for some said he is a good man; and others said, No; but he seduceth the people. ¹³ No one, however, spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews. ¹⁴ But about the middle of the festival Jesus went up to the temple and taught. ¹⁵ And the Jews expressed astonishment, saying, How came this man acquainted with letters, having never had an education? ¹⁶ Jesus addressing them, said, This doctrine of mine is not mine, but his, who sent me. ¹⁷ If any man is disposed to do his will, he will know in respect to this doctrine, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself. ¹⁸ He who speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory; but he who seeketh the glory of him who sent him, is true, and in him there is no falsehood. ¹⁹ Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you observeth the law. Why do you seek to kill me? ²⁰ The people answered and said, Thou art possessed by a demon; Who seeketh to kill thee? ²¹ In reply to which Jesus said to them, I did one work and you all express wonder at it. ²² Moses gave you the law of circumcision [not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs,] and you circumcise a man on a sabbath. ²³ If a person receiveth circumcision on a sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on a sabbath I cured a man whose whole body was diseased. ²⁴ Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. ²⁵ Upon this some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill? ²⁶ Yet behold he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing to him. Perhaps the rulers know indeed that he is really the Christ! ²⁷ But we know whence this man is; but as for the Christ, when he cometh, no one knoweth whence he is. ²⁸ Hereupon, Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, cried and said, Do you indeed both know me, and know whence I am? I have not come of myself. But he who hath sent me is true, Him you do not know; ²⁹ but I know him, because I am immediately from him, and he sent me. ³⁰ Upon this they sought to seize him, but no one laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come. ³¹ Many of the people, however, believed in him and said, Will the Christ, when he cometh, do greater miracles than those which this man hath done? ³² The Pharisees heard of the people's whispering such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to apprehend him. ³³ Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while I am with you. When I go away to him who sent me, ³⁴ you will seek me but will not find me; and where I am you cannot come. ³⁵ Upon this the Jews said among themselves, Whither is he going, that we shall not find him? Is he going to the dispersed among the Greeks, to teach the Greeks? ³⁶ What is the meaning of this saying of his, "You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am going you cannot come?" ³⁷ It being now the last the great day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. ³⁸ He who believeth in me; as the scripture hath said, Out of his belly will flow streams of living water. ³⁹ Now this he said in reference to the spirit which they who believed in him were to receive; for a holy spirit was not yet received, because Jesus was not yet glorified. ⁴⁰ Hereupon many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, This is certainly the prophet, ⁴¹ Others said, This is the Christ. But others said', Doth the Christ come out of Galilee? ⁴² Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the town whence David was? ⁴³ So there was a division among the people on his account. ⁴⁴ And some of them had a mind to seize him, but no one laid hands on him. ⁴⁵ The officers therefore went to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not brought him? ⁴⁶ The officers replied, Never did a man speak like this man. ⁴⁷ Thereupon the Pharisees answered them, Are you also seduced? ⁴⁸ Hath any of the chief priests believed in him, or any of the Pharisees? ⁴⁹ But this multitude, which know not the law, are accursed. ⁵⁰ Nicodemus, he who came to Jesus by night, and who was one of them, said to them, ⁵¹ Doth our law condemn the man without hearing him, and knowing what he hath done? ⁵² In reply to which, they said to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see that a prophet of Galilee hath not been raised up. ⁵³ Then every one went to his own home.