Focused Passage

John 7:14-24

The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus

Jesus moves from hiddenness in Galilee to public teaching in Jerusalem, exposing unbelief, divided judgment, and hostile leadership, then inviting the thirsty to come to him for Spirit-given living water.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.

15The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”

16“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

18He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

20“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”

21Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

22But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)

23If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

24Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

vvvδὲG1161ConjunctionvvvἬδηG2235AdverbAbout halfway throughμεσούσηςG3322Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine SingulartheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfeastἑορτῆςG1859Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent upἀνέβηG305Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singulartemple [courts]ἱερὸνG2411Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbegan to teachἐδίδασκενG1321Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the temple; also in verse 28
Verse 15

Original words

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionTheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere amazedἐθαύμαζονG2296Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and] askedλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralHowΠῶςG4459Adverb{did} this [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularattainοἶδενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[such] learningγράμματαG1121Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralwithoutμὴG3361Adverbhaving studiedμεμαθηκώςG3129Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 16

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MyἘμὴG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχὴG1322Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbMy ownἐμὴG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular-οὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[It comes]ἀλλὰG235Conjunctionfrom Him whoτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντόςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 17

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IfἐάνG1437ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulardesiresθέλῃG2309Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularto doποιεῖνG4160Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularwillθέλημαG2307Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe will knowγνώσεταιG1097Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .περὶG4012PrepositionwhetherπότερονG4220Adverb[My]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχῆςG1322Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularor [whether]G2228ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularspeakλαλῶG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularonἀπ’G575PrepositionMy ownἐμαυτοῦG1683Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singular
Verse 18

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He whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularspeaksλαλῶνG2980Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularonἀφ’G575Prepositionhis own [authority]ἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularseeksζητεῖG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[his]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularownἰδίανG2398Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularseeksζητῶνG2212Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof the [One who]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντοςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara man of truthἀληθήςG227Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthere isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbfalsehoodἀδικίαG93Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 19

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{Has} notΟὐG3756AdverbMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulargivenδέδωκεν*G1325Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularlawνόμονG3551Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularYetκαὶG2532Conjunctionnot oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralkeepsποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[it]νόμονG3551Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularWhyτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularare you tryingζητεῖτεG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto killἀποκτεῖναιG615Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 20

Original words

You haveἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singulara demonΔαιμόνιονG1140Noun - Accusative Neuter SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλοςG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularWhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis tryingζητεῖG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto killἀποκτεῖναιG615Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 21

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JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralI didἐποίησαG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularoneἛνG1520Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularmiracleἔργονG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralyou are all amazedθαυμάζετεG2296Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 22

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[But] becauseδιὰG1223Preposition. . .τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulargaveδέδωκενG1325Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcircumcisionπεριτομήνG4061Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionyou circumciseπεριτέμνετεG4059Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plurala boyἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularonἐνG1722Preposition[the] SabbathσαββάτῳG4521Noun - Dative Neuter Singular(notοὐχG3756AdverbthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionit isἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularMosesΜωϋσέωςG3475Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionfromἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralpatriarchsπατέρωνG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 23

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IfεἰG1487Conjunctiona boyἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvλαμβάνειG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularcan be circumcisedπεριτομὴνG4061Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularonἐνG1722Preposition[the] SabbathσαββάτῳG4521Noun - Dative Neuter Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlawνόμοςG3551Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof MosesΜωϋσέωςG3475Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular{will} notμὴG3361Adverbbe brokenλυθῇG3089Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular[why] are you angryχολᾶτεG5520Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralwith MeἐμοὶG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularforὅτιG3754ConjunctionmakingἐποίησαG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[the] wholeὅλονG3650Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwellὑγιῆG5199Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularonἐνG1722Prepositionthe SabbathσαββάτῳG4521Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 24

Original words

StopμὴG3361AdverbjudgingκρίνετεG2919Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralbyκατ’G2596Prepositionoutward appearancesὄψινG3799Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and start]ἀλλὰG235Conjunctionjudgingκρίνετε*G2919Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularjustlyδικαίανG1342Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .κρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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