Focused Passage

John 7:37-52

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

37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

39He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

43So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

44Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

45Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

46“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

47“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.

48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

49But this crowd that does not know the law—they are under a curse.”

50Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,

51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

52“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 37

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionOnἘνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularlastἐσχάτῃG2078Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular[and]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulargreatestμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfeastἑορτῆςG1859Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularstood upεἱστήκειG2476Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctioncalled out in a loud voiceἔκραξενG2896Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularIfἘάνG1437ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis thirstyδιψᾷG1372Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularlet him comeἐρχέσθωG2064Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoπρόςG4314PrepositionMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondrinkπινέτωG4095Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

WhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionMeἐμέG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularasκαθὼςG2531AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularScriptureγραφήG1124Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStreamsΠοταμοὶG4215Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof livingζῶντοςG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter SingularwaterὕδατοςG5204Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularwill flowῥεύσουσινG4482Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular[within]κοιλίαςG2836Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionvvvτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularHe was speakingεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularwhomοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singularthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralbelievedπιστεύσαντεςG4100Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwere laterἔμελλονG3195Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto receiveλαμβάνεινG2983Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveForγὰρG1063Conjunction[the] SpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularhadἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularnot yet [been given]οὔπωG3768AdverbbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular{had} not yetοὐδέπωG3764Adverbbeen glorifiedἐδοξάσθηG1392Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the Spirit was not yet; BYZ and TR the Holy Spirit was not yet
Verse 40

Original words

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionOn hearingἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralwordsλόγωνG3056Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[some] ofἘκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularpeopleὄχλουG3793Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsaidἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralThisΟὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartrulyἀληθῶςG230AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularProphetπροφήτηςG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 41

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OthersἌλλοιG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraldeclaredἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralThisΟὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularButδὲG1161Conjunctionstill othersΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralaskedἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralvvvΜὴG3361Adverb[How can]γὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomeἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 42

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Doesn’tοὐχG3756AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularScriptureγραφὴG1124Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularsayεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill comeἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularlineσπέρματοςG4690Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof DavidΔαυὶδG1138Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfromἀπὸG575PrepositionBethlehemΒηθλεὲμG965Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularvillageκώμηςG2968Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwhereὅπουG3699AdverbDavidΔαυὶδG1138Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlivedἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • See Micah 5:2.
Verse 43

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunctionthere wasἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulardivisionΣχίσμαG4978Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλῳG3793Noun - Dative Masculine Singularbecause ofδι’G1223Preposition[Jesus]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 44

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionSomeτινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐξG1537PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralwantedἤθελονG2309Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto seizeπιάσαιG4084Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularbutἀλλ’G235Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularlaidἐπέβαλενG1911Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Plurala handχεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralonἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 45

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ThenοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralofficersὑπηρέταιG5257Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralreturnedἮλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralchief priestsἀρχιερεῖςG749Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionPhariseesΦαρισαίουςG5330Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction[who]ἐκεῖνοιG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralaskedεἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhyΔιὰG1223Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdidn’t you bringἠγάγετεG71Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHim {in}αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 46

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Never {has}ΟὐδέποτεG3763AdverbanyoneἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularspokenἐλάλησενG2980Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-οὕτωςG3779Adverblike〈ὡςG5613ConjunctionthisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularmanἄνθρωπος〉G444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-λαλεῖG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralofficersὑπηρέταιG5257Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralansweredἈπεκρίθησανG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 47

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{Have} youὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralvvvΜὴG3361AdverbalsoκαὶG2532Conjunctionbeen deceivedπεπλάνησθεG4105Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural-οὖνG3767ConjunctionrepliedἈπεκρίθησανG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 48

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{Have}μήG3361AdverbanyτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralrulersἀρχόντωνG758Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralorG2228Conjunction-ἐκG1537Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralbelievedἐπίστευσενG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 49

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ButἀλλὰG235ConjunctionthisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλοςG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularthatG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not knowγινώσκωνG1097Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularlawνόμονG3551Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularthey areεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralunder a curseἐπάρατοίG1944Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 50

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NicodemusΝικόδημοςG3530Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhad goneἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartoπρὸςG4314Preposition[Jesus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularearlierπρότερονG4386Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative[and who himself] wasὢνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularoneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralaskedΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-πρὸςG4314Preposition-αὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 51

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{Does} ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlawνόμοςG3551Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvΜὴG3361AdverbconvictκρίνειG2919Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singulara manἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvἐὰνG1437ConjunctionwithoutμὴG3361AdverbfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativehearingἀκούσῃG191Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularfromπαρ’G3844PrepositionhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionto determineγνῷG1097Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe has doneποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 52

Original words

Aren’tεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ΜὴG3361AdverbyouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularthey repliedἈπεκρίθησανG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLook into itἐραύνησονG2045Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou will seeἴδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionnoοὐκG3756AdverbprophetπροφήτηςG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἐγείρεταιG1453Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularout ofἐκG1537Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Some early manuscripts do not include John 7:53 through John 8:11.

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