Focused Passage

John 7:25-36

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

25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

26 Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?

27 But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”

28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,

29 but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”

30 So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

31 Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”

32 When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

33 So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.

34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

35 At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

36 What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Original words

Then οὖν G3767 Conjunction some τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of ἐκ G1537 Preposition the [people] τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural of Jerusalem Ἱεροσολυμιτῶν G2415 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural began to say Ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Isn’t ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . Οὐχ G3756 Adverb this οὗτός G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular [the man] ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular they are trying ζητοῦσιν G2212 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to kill ἀποκτεῖναι G615 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 26

Original words

Yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction here ἴδε G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular He is, speaking λαλεῖ G2980 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular publicly παρρησίᾳ G3954 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they are not saying λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . Μή‿ G3361 Adverb [anything] οὐδὲν G3762 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular to Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - ποτε G4219 Conjunction {Have} the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural rulers ἄρχοντες G758 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural truly ἀληθῶς G230 Adverb recognized ἔγνωσαν G1097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction this οὗτός G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστός G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

But ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction we know οἴδαμεν G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural where πόθεν G4159 Adverb this [man] τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular is {from} ἐστίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction When ὅταν G3752 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστὸς G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular comes ἔρχηται G2064 Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular will know γινώσκει G1097 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular where πόθεν G4159 Adverb He is {from} ἐστίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

Original words

Then οὖν G3767 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular still teaching διδάσκων G1321 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular temple [courts] ἱερῷ G2411 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular cried out Ἔκραξεν G2896 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular You know οἴδατε G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Me Κἀμὲ G2504 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction you know οἴδατε G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural where πόθεν G4159 Adverb I am {from} εἰμί G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb I have not come ἐλήλυθα G2064 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular of ἀπ’ G575 Preposition My own accord ἐμαυτοῦ G1683 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction He who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular sent πέμψας G3992 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular true ἀληθινὸς G228 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular You ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural {do} not οὐκ G3756 Adverb know οἴδατε G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Him ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 29

Original words

but I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular know οἶδα G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction I am εἰμι G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular from παρ’ G3844 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular and He κἀκεῖνός G2548 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular sent ἀπέστειλεν G649 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 30

Original words

So οὖν G3767 Conjunction they tried Ἐζήτουν G2212 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to seize πιάσαι G4084 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular but καὶ G2532 Conjunction no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular laid ἐπέβαλεν G1911 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular a hand χεῖρα G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular on ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular hour ὥρα G5610 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular {had} not yet οὔπω G3768 Adverb come ἐληλύθει G2064 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

Original words

Many πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural in Ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλου G3793 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular however δὲ G1161 Conjunction believed ἐπίστευσαν G4100 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction said ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural When ὅταν G3752 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστὸς G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular comes ἔλθῃ G2064 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb will He perform ποιήσει G4160 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular more πλείονα G4119 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative signs σημεῖα G4592 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural than ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural this [man] οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 32

Original words

[When] the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural heard Ἤκουσαν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλου G3793 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular whispering γογγύζοντος G1111 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular these things ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural about περὶ G4012 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural [they] Φαρισαῖοι G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural chief priests ἀρχιερεῖς G749 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural sent ἀπέστειλαν G649 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural officers ὑπηρέτας G5257 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction arrest πιάσωσιν G4084 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

Original words

So οὖν G3767 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular I am εἰμι G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular with μεθ’ G3326 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural only Ἔτι G2089 Adverb a little while μικρὸν G3398 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular longer χρόνον G5550 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and then καὶ G2532 Conjunction I am going ὑπάγω G5217 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition the [One who] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular sent πέμψαντά G3992 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 34

Original words

You will look for ζητήσετέ G2212 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular [but] καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐχ G3756 Adverb you will not find εὑρήσετέ G2147 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction where ὅπου G3699 Adverb I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular am εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb cannot δύνασθε G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 35

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At this οὖν G3767 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαῖοι G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural said Εἶπον G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to πρὸς G4314 Preposition one another ἑαυτούς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Where Ποῦ G4226 Adverb {does} He οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular intend μέλλει G3195 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to go πορεύεσθαι G4198 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural vvv οὐχ G3756 Adverb will not find εὑρήσομεν G2147 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb Will He μέλλει G3195 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular go πορεύεσθαι G4198 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive where εἰς G1519 Preposition the [Jews] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular are dispersed Διασπορὰν G1290 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular among the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Greeks Ἑλλήνων G1672 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction teach διδάσκειν G1321 Verb - Present Infinitive Active the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Greeks Ἕλληνας G1672 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Literally Will He go to the Diaspora among the Greeks; the Jewish people living outside the land of Israel since the Babylonian exile were referred to as the Diaspora.
Verse 36

Original words

What τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular does He mean λόγος G3056 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular by ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular saying εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular You will look for Ζητήσετέ G2212 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular [but] καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐχ G3756 Adverb you will not find εὑρήσετέ G2147 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Where Ὅπου G3699 Adverb I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular am εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb cannot δύνασθε G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

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