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Gospel of John, Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 of John—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
  2. Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.
  3. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which thou doest.
  4. For no man doeth anything in secret, [a]and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.
  5. For even his brethren did not believe on him.
  6. Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.
  7. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
  8. Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up [b]unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.
  9. And having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
  10. ¶ But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
  11. The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
  12. And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.
  13. Yet no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
  14. ¶ But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
  15. The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
  16. Jesus therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.
  17. If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.
  18. He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
  19. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?
  20. The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
  21. Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof.
  22. Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.
  23. If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made [c]a man every whit whole on the sabbath?
  24. Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
  25. ¶ Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
  26. And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?
  27. Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.
  28. Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
  29. I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
  30. They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
  31. But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?
  32. The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him.
  33. Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me.
  34. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.
  35. The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go that we shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion [d]among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  36. What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
  37. ¶ Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
  38. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, [e]from within him shall flow rivers of living water.
  39. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: [f]for the Spirit was not yet given; because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  40. Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
  41. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
  42. 1Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
  43. So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
  44. And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
  45. ¶ The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him?
  46. The officers answered, Never man so spake.
  47. The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray?
  48. Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
  49. But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.
  50. Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them),
  51. Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
  52. They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and [g]see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
  53. [h][And they went every man unto his own house:

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Some ancient authorities read and seeketh it to be known openly.
  2. ^ Many ancient authorities add yet.
  3. ^ Greek a whole man sound.
  4. ^ Greek of.
  5. ^ Greek out of his belly.
  6. ^ Some ancient authorities read for the Holy Spirit was not yet given.
  7. ^ Or, see: for out of Galilee etc.
  8. ^ Most of the ancient authorities omit 7:53–8:11. Those which contain it vary much from each other.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Sa 7:12-29; Mc 5:2

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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