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The Book of John - Chapter 7:1-24 - (ESV)

Jesus at the Feast of Booths - {Interlinear <Greek>}

7:1 - • {Καὶ<kai>} After {μετὰ<meta>} this {ταῦτα<houtos>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς<ho Iēsous>} went about {περιεπάτει<peripateō>} in {ἐν<en>} Galilee. {τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ·<ho Galilaia} He → would {ἤθελεν<thelō>} not {οὐ<ou>} • {γὰρ<gar>} go about {περιπατεῖν, <peripateō>} in {ἐν <en>} Judea, {τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ<ho Ioudaia>} because {ὅτι<hoti>} the {οἱ<ho>} Jews {Ἰουδαῖοι<Ioudaios>} were → seeking {ἐζήτουν<zēteō>} to → kill {ἀποκτεῖναι.<apokteinō>} him. {αὐτὸν<autos>}

7:2 - Now {δὲ<de>} the {τῶν<ho>} Jews {’Ἰουδαίων<Ioudaios>} Feast {ἡ ἑορτὴ <ho heortē>} of • Booths {ἡ σκηνοπηγία.<ho skēnopēgia>} was {ἦν<eimi>} at hand. {ἐγγὺς <engys>}

7:3 - So {οὖν<oun>} his {αὐτοῦ·<autos>} brothers {οἱ<ἀδελφοὶ<ho adelphos>} said {εἶπον<legō>} to {πρὸς<pros>} him, {αὐτὸν<autos>} “Leave {μετάβηθι<metabainō>} here {ἐντεῦθεν<enteuthen>} and {καὶ<kai>} go {ὕπαγε<hypagō>} to {εἰς<eis>} Judea, {τὴν Ἰουδαίαν<ho Ioudaia>} that {ἵνα<hina>} your {σου<sy>} disciples {οἱ μαθηταί <ho mathētēs>} also {καὶ<kai>} may → see {θεωρήσουσιν<theōreō>} • {σοῦ<sy>} the {τὰ <ho>} works {ἔργα<ergon>} • {ἃ<hos>} you → are → doing. {ποιεῖς·<poieō>}

7:4 - For {γάρ<gar>} no one {οὐδεὶς<oudeis>} • {τι<tis>} works {ποιεῖ<poieō>} in {ἐν <en>} secret {κρυπτῷ<kryptos>} if {καὶ<kai>} he {αὐτὸς<autos>} seeks {ζητεῖ<zēteō>} to → be {εἶναι·<eimi>} known openly. {ἐν παρρησίᾳ<enparrēsia>} If {εἰ<ei>} you → do {ποιεῖς,<poieō>} these {ταῦτα<houtos>} things, ← show {φανέρωσον<phaneroō>} yourself {σεαυτὸν<seautou>} to → the {τῷ<ho> world.” {κόσμῳ.<kosmos>}

7:5 - For {γὰρ<gar>} not even {οὐδὲ<oude>} his {αὐτοῦ<autos>} brothers {οἱ ἀδελφοὶ<ho adelphos>} believed {ἐπίστευον<pisteuō>} in {εἰς<eis>} him. {αὐτόν.<autos>}

7:6 - • {οὖν<oun>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς·<ho Iēsous>} said {Λέγει<legō>} to → them, {αὐτοῖς<autos>} “My {ὁ ἐμὸς<ho emos>} time {ὁ καιρὸς<ho kairos>} has → not yet {οὔπω<oupō>} come, {πάρεστιν,<pareimi>} but {δὲ<de>} your {ὁ ὑμέτερος<ho hymeteros>} time {ὁ καιρὸς <ho kairos>} is {ἐστιν<eimi>} always {πάντοτέ<pantote>} here. {ἕτοιμος.<hetoimos>}

7:7 - The {ὁ<ho>} world {κόσμος<kosmos>} cannot {οὐ δύναται<oudynamai>} hate {μισεῖν<miseō>} you, {ὑμᾶς,<sy>} but {δὲ<de>} it → hates {μισεῖ,<miseō>} me {ἐμὲ <egō>} because {ὅτι<hoti>} I {ἐγὼ<egō>} testify {μαρτυρῶ<martyreō>} about {περὶ <peri>} it {αὐτοῦ<autos>} that {ὅτι<hoti>} its {αὐτοῦ<autos>} works {τὰ ἔργα<ho ergon>} are {ἐστιν.<eimi>} evil. {πονηρά<ponēros>}

7:8 - You {ὑμεῖς<sy>} go up {ἀνάβητε<anabainō>} to {εἰς<eis>} the {τὴν<ho>} feast. {ἑορτήν·<heortē>} I {ἐγὼ<egō>} am → not {οὐκ<ou>} going up {ἀναβαίνω <anabainō>} to {εἰς<eis>} this {ταύτην,<houtos>} feast, {τὴν ἑορτὴν<ho heortē>} for {ὅτι<hoti>} my {ἐμὸς<emos>} time {ὁ καιρὸς<ho kairos>} has → not yet {οὔπω <oupō>} fully {πεπλήρωται. <plēroō>} come.” ←

7:9 - After → saying {εἰπὼν<legō>} this, {ταῦτα<houtos>} he {αὐτὸς<autos>} remained {ἔμεινεν<menō>} in {ἐν<en>} Galilee. {τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ.<ho Galilaia>}

7:10 - But {δὲ<de>] after {Ὡς<hōs>} his {αὐτοῦ<autos>} brothers {οἱ ἀδελφοὶ<ho adelphos>} had gone up {ἀνέβησαν<anabainō>} to {εἰς<eis>} the {τὴν<ho>} feast, {ἑορτήν,<heortē>} then {τότε<tote>} he {αὐτὸς<autos>} also {καὶ<kai>} went up, {ἀνέβη<anabainō>} not {οὐ<ou>} publicly {φανερῶς<phanerōs>} but {ἀλλὰ<alla>} • {ὡς<hōs>} in {ἐν<en>} private. {κρυπτῷ.<kryptos>}

7:11 - The {οἱ<ho>} • {οὖν<oun>} Jews {Ἰουδαῖοι<Ioudaios>} were looking for {ἐζήτουν <zēteō>} him {αὐτὸν<autos>} at {ἐν<en> the {τῇ<ho>} feast, {ἑορτῇ<heortē>} and {καὶ<kai>} saying, {ἔλεγον·<legō>} “Where {ποῦ<pou>} is {ἐστιν<eimi>} he?” {ἐκεῖνος; <ekeinos>}

7:12 - And {καὶ<kai>} there → was {ἦν<eimi> much {πολὺς<polys>} muttering {γογγυσμὸς<gongysmos>} about {περὶ<peri>} him {αὐτοῦ<autos>} among {ἐν<en>} the {τοῖς <ho>} people. {ὄχλοις.<ochlos>} While {μὲν<men>} some {οἱ<ho>} said, {ἔλεγον<legō>} “ {ὅτι <hoti>} He → is {ἐστιν,<eimi>} a → good {ἀγαθός<agathos>} man,” ← others {ἄλλοι<allos>} • {δὲ<de>} said, {ἔλεγον·<legō>} “No, {οὔ,<ou>} he → is → leading → • {ἀλλὰ<alla>} the {τὸν<ho>} people {ὄχλον.<ochlos>} astray.” {πλανᾷ<planaō>}

7:13 - Yet {μέντοι<mentoi>} for {διὰ<dia>} fear {τὸν φόβον<ho phobos>} of → the {τῶν<ho>} Jews {Ἰουδαίων.<Ioudaios>} no one {οὐδεὶς<oudeis>} spoke {ἐλάλει <laleō>} openly {παρρησίᾳ<parrēsia>} of {περὶ<peri>} him. {αὐτοῦ<autos>}

7:14 - • {Ἤδη<ēdē>} • {δὲ<de>} About → the → middle {μεσούσης<mesoō>} of • the {τῆς <ho>} feast {ἑορτῆς<heortē>} Jesus {Ἰησοῦς<Iēsous>} went up {ἀνέβη <anabainō>} into {εἰς<eis>} the {τὸ<ho>} temple {ἱερὸν<hieron>} and {καὶ<kai>} began → teaching. {ἐδίδασκεν. <didaskō>}

7:15 - The {οἱ<ho> Jews {Ἰουδαῖοι<Ioudaios>} therefore {οὖν<oun>} marveled, {ἐθαύμαζον<thaumazō>} saying, {λέγοντες·>legō>} “How {πῶς<pōs>} is • it • that • this {οὗτος<houtos>} man ← has → learning, <γράμματα οἶδεν <grammaoida>} when → he → has → never {μὴ <mē>} studied?” {μεμαθηκώς; >manthanō>}

7:16 - So {οὖν<oun>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς<ho Iēsous>} answered {Ἀπεκρίθη <apokrinomai>} them, {αὐτοῖς<autos>} • {καὶ<kai> • {εἶπεν·<legō>} “My {ἐμὴ<emos>} teaching {ἡ διδαχὴ<ho didachē>} is {ἔστιν<eimi>} not {οὐκ<ou>} mine, {ἐμὴ<emos>} but {ἀλλὰ <alla>} his who {τοῦ<ho>} sent {πέμψαντός<pempō>} me. {με·<egō>}

7:17 - If {ἐάν<ean>} anyone’s {τις<tis>} will {θέλῃ<thelō>} is • to → do {ποιεῖν, <poieō>} God’s • will, {τὸ θέλημα<ho thelēma>} • {αὐτοῦ<autos>} he → will → know {γνώσεται<ginōskō>} • {περὶ<peri>} whether {πότερον<poteron>} the {τῆς<ho>} teaching {διδαχῆς<didachē>} is {ἐστιν<eimi>} from {ἐκ<ek>} God {τοῦ θεοῦ<ho theos>} or {ἢ <ē>} whether • I {ἐγὼ<egō>} am → speaking {λαλῶ.<laleō>} on → my {ἐμαυτοῦ <emautou>} own ← authority. {ἀπ᾽<apo>}

7:18 - The one who {ὁ<ho>} speaks {λαλῶν<laleō>} on → his {ἑαυτοῦ<heautou>} own ← authority {ἀφ᾽<apo>} seeks {ζητεῖ·<zēteō>} his → own {τὴν ἰδίαν<ho idios>} glory; {τὴν δόξαν<ho doxa>} but {δὲ<de>} the one who {ὁ<ho>} seeks {ζητῶν <zēteō>} the {τὴν <ho>} glory {δόξαν<doxa>} of him who {τοῦ<ho>} sent {πέμψαντος <pempō>} him {αὐτόν,<autos>} • {οὗτος<houtos>} is {ἐστιν,<eimi>} true, {ἀληθής<alēthēs>} and {κα<kai>} in {ἐν <en>} him {αὐτῷ<autos>} there → is {ἔστιν.<eimi>} no {οὐκ<ou>} falsehood. {ἀδικία <adikia>}

7:19 - Has → not {οὐ<ou>} Moses {Μωϋσῆς<Mōusēs>} given {δέδωκεν<didōmi>} you {ὑμῖν<sy>} the {τὸν<ho>} law? {νόμον;<nomos>} Yet {καὶ<kai>} none {οὐδεὶς <oudeis>} of {ἐξ<ek>} you {ὑμῶν<sy>} keep {sποιεῖ<poieō>} the {τὸν<ho>} law. {νόμον·<nomos>} Why {τί<tis>} do → you → seek {ζητεῖτε<zēteō>} to → kill {ἀποκτεῖναι;<apokteinō>} me?” {με <egō>}

7:20 - The {ὁ<ho> crowd {ὄχλος·<ochlos>} answered, {ἀπεκρίθη<apokrinomai>} “You → have {ἔχεις·<echō>} a → demon! {δαιμόνιον<daimonion>} Who {τίς<tis>} is → seeking {ζητεῖ<zēteō>} to → kill {ἀποκτεῖναι;<apokteinō>} you?” {σε<sy>}

7:21 - Jesus {Ἰησοῦς<Iēsous>} answered {Ἀπεκρίθη<apokrinomai>} • {καὶ<kai>} • {εἶπεν<legō>} them, {αὐτοῖς·<autos>} “I → did {ἐποίησα,>poieō>} one {ἓν<heis>} work, {ἔργον<ergon>} and {καὶ<kai>} you → all {πάντες<pas>} marvel {θαυμάζετε.<thaumazō>} at • it. •

7:22 - • {διὰ<dia>} • {τοῦτο<houtos>} Moses {Μωϋσῆς<Mōusēs>} gave {δέδωκεν <didōmi>} you {ὑμῖν<sy>} circumcision {τὴν περιτομήν,<hoperitomē>} (not {οὐχ<ou>} that {ὅτι<hoti>} it → is {ἐστὶν<eimi>} from {ἐκ<ek>} Moses, {τοῦ Μωϋσέως<ho Mōusēs>} but {ἀλλ᾽<alla>} from {ἐκ<ek>} the {τῶν<ho>} fathers), {πατέρων,<patēr>} and {καὶ<kai>} you → circumcise {περιτέμνετε<peritemnō>} a → man {ἄνθρωπον.<anthrōpos>} on {ἐν<en> the → Sabbath. {σαββάτῳ<sabbaton>}

7:23 - If (εἰ<ei>} on {ἐν<en>} the → Sabbath {σαββάτῳ<sabbaton>} a → man {ἄνθρωπος<anthrōpos>} receives {λαμβάνει<lambanō>} circumcision, {περιτομὴν <peritomēso>} that {ἵνα<hina>} the {ὁ<ho>} law {νόμος<nomos>} of → Moses {Μωϋσέως,<Mōusēs>} may → not {μὴ<mē>} be → broken, {λυθῇ<lyō>} are → you → angry {χολᾶτε<cholaō>} with → me {ἐμοὶ<egō>} because {ὅτι<hoti>} on {ἐν <en>} the → Sabbath {σαββάτῳ;<sabbaton>} I → made {ἐποίησα<poieō>} a → man’s {ἄνθρωπον<anthrōpos>} whole {ὅλον<holos>} body • well? {ὑγιῆ<hygiēs>}

7:24 - Do → not {μὴ<mē>} judge {κρίνετε<krinō>} by {κατ᾽<kata>} appearances, {ὄψιν,<opsis>} but {ἀλλὰ<alla>} judge {κρίνετε.<krinō>} with • right {δικαίαν <dikaios>} judgment.” {τὴν<κρίσιν<ho krisis>}

John 7:1–13 -

In John 7–8, Jesus’ Christological claims grow even more dramatic, and the response of the Jews grows increasingly hostile. Nothing is as disruptive as grace. The Jews wanted to put Jesus to death. Indeed, they did put him to death, but only at the appointed time (see 7:6) and only for God’s saving purposes (Acts 2:23–24). God’s sovereignty never sleeps. Even the most disastrous and inexplicable of events are under his wise, governing hand.

Even members of Jesus’ own family struggled with their half brother’s identity—coming to faith only after his resurrection (Mark 3:21; Acts 1:14; 1 Cor. 15:7). None of us can presume upon our relationship to Jesus. It comes by grace alone through faith alone. We too, like Nicodemus, must be born from above so that we might believe from within.

John 7:14–24

In dramatic fashion, Jesus moved into the temple courts and began to teach. His words generated astonishment and rage: astonishment because of the depth of knowledge he possessed as a seemingly untrained rabbi; rage because his teaching exposed the people’s sin. At the same time his teaching further distinguished him, his earthly authority, and his heavenly status.

The gospel of grace that comes to us because of who Jesus is and what Jesus has done in our place does not land on people in a neutral way. It is either received with joy or rejected with contempt. The gospel is the aroma of life to some and the aroma of death to others (2 Cor. 2:15–16). There is no middle ground.

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John 7:1–13 -

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John 7:14–24

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The Book of John - Chapter 7:1-24 - (ESV)

John 7:1–13 -

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