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

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

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

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

28Then 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

35At 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?

36What 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

ThenοὖνG3767ConjunctionsomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐκG1537Prepositionthe [people]τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralof JerusalemἹεροσολυμιτῶνG2415Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralbegan to sayἜλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralIsn’tἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ΟὐχG3756AdverbthisοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular[the man]ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularthey are tryingζητοῦσινG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto killἀποκτεῖναιG615Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 26

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YetκαὶG2532ConjunctionhereἴδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularHe is, speakingλαλεῖG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularpubliclyπαρρησίᾳG3954Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey are not sayingλέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .Μή‿G3361Adverb[anything]οὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ποτεG4219Conjunction{Have} theοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralrulersἄρχοντεςG758Noun - Nominative Masculine PluraltrulyἀληθῶςG230AdverbrecognizedἔγνωσανG1097Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionthisοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

ButἀλλὰG235Conjunctionwe knowοἴδαμενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralwhereπόθενG4159Adverbthis [man]τοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularis {from}ἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhenὅτανG3752ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἔρχηταιG2064Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill knowγινώσκειG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhereπόθενG4159AdverbHe is {from}ἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

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ThenοὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularstill teachingδιδάσκωνG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singulartemple [courts]ἱερῷG2411Noun - Dative Neuter Singularcried outἜκραξενG2896Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularYou knowοἴδατεG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeΚἀμὲG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou knowοἴδατεG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhereπόθενG4159AdverbI am {from}εἰμίG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756AdverbI have not comeἐλήλυθαG2064Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularofἀπ’G575PrepositionMy own accordἐμαυτοῦG1683Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartrueἀληθινὸςG228Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularYouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural{do} notοὐκG3756AdverbknowοἴδατεG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHimὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 29

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but IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularknowοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionI amεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularfromπαρ’G3844PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularand HeκἀκεῖνόςG2548Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularsentἀπέστειλενG649Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 30

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunctionthey triedἘζήτουνG2212Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto seizeπιάσαιG4084Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbutκαὶG2532Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularlaidἐπέβαλενG1911Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulara handχεῖραG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularonἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularhourὥραG5610Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular{had} not yetοὔπωG3768AdverbcomeἐληλύθειG2064Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

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ManyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralinἘκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλουG3793Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularhoweverδὲG1161ConjunctionbelievedἐπίστευσανG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsaidἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralWhenὅτανG3752ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἔλθῃG2064Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbwill He performποιήσειG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmoreπλείοναG4119Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - ComparativesignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralthanὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluralthis [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 32

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[When] theοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralheardἬκουσανG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλουG3793Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhisperingγογγύζοντοςG1111Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singularthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralaboutπερὶG4012Preposition[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural[they]ΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralchief priestsἀρχιερεῖςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralsentἀπέστειλανG649Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralofficersὑπηρέταςG5257Noun - Accusative Masculine PluraltoἵναG2443ConjunctionarrestπιάσωσινG4084Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularI amεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularwithμεθ’G3326PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralonlyἜτιG2089Adverba little whileμικρὸνG3398Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularlongerχρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularand thenκαὶG2532ConjunctionI am goingὑπάγωG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314Prepositionthe [One who]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντάG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 34

Original words

You will look forζητήσετέG2212Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[but]καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐχG3756Adverbyou will not findεὑρήσετέG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhereὅπουG3699AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralcomeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 35

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At thisοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralsaidΕἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314Prepositionone anotherἑαυτούςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhereΠοῦG4226Adverb{does} HeοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularintendμέλλειG3195Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto goπορεύεσθαιG4198Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivethatὅτιG3754ConjunctionweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralvvvοὐχG3756Adverbwill not findεὑρήσομενG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvμὴG3361AdverbWill HeμέλλειG3195Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargoπορεύεσθαιG4198Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivewhereεἰςG1519Prepositionthe [Jews]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularare dispersedΔιασπορὰνG1290Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularamong theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralGreeksἙλλήνωνG1672Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionteachδιδάσκεινG1321Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralGreeksἝλληναςG1672Noun - 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

WhatτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulardoes He meanλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularbyὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularsayingεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularYou will look forΖητήσετέG2212Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[but]καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐχG3756Adverbyou will not findεὑρήσετέG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionWhereὍπουG3699AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralcomeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

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