Verse 28
John 7:28
Free Bible Version
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When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering this about him, they and the chief priests sent guards to arrest Yashua (Jesus).
Original Language Text
greek
ἔκραξεν οὖν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ λέγων· Κἀμὲ οἴδατε καὶ οἴδατε πόθεν εἰμί· καὶ ἀπ’ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐκ ἐλήλυθα, ἀλλ’ ἔστιν ἀληθινὸς ὁ πέμψας με, ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε·
English Translation
Jesus cried out in the temple teaching and saying, "And you know me and you know where I am from; I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you do not know."
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Chapter 7 Context
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After this, Yashua (Jesus) spent his time going from place to place in Galilee. He did not want to d...
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But as it was almost time for the Jewish festival of the Tabernacles,
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his brothers told him, “You ought to leave and go to Judea so your followers will be able to see wha...
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No one who wants to be famous keeps what they do hidden. If you can do such miracles, then show your...
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Yashua (Jesus) told them, “This is not my time to go, not yet; but you can go whenever you want, for...
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6
The world has no reason to hate you, but it does hate me, because I make it clear that its ways are...
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You go on to the festival. I'm not going to this festival because this is not the right time for me,...
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After his brothers left to go to the festival, Yashua (Jesus) also went, but not openly—he stayed ou...
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Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were searching for him and kept on asking, “Where is he?”
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Many people in the crowds were complaining about him. Some said, “He's a good man,” while others arg...
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When the festival was halfway through, Yashua (Jesus) went to the Temple and began to teach.
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The Jewish leaders were very surprised, and asked, “How does this man have so much learning when he...
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Yashua (Jesus) answered, “My teaching is not from me but from the one who sent me.
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Those who speak for themselves want to glorify themselves, but someone who glorifies the one who sen...
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Moses gave you the law, didn't he? Yet none of you keeps the law! Why are you trying to kill me?”
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“You're demon-possessed!” the crowd replied. “No one's trying to kill you!”
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“I did one miracle and you're all shocked by it,” Yashua (Jesus) replied.
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“However, because Moses told you to circumcise—not that it really came from Moses, but from your for...
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If you circumcise on the Sabbath to make sure that the law of Moses isn't broken, why are you angry...
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Don't judge by appearances; decide what is right!”
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Then some of those from Jerusalem began wondering, “Isn't this the one they're trying to kill?
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But see how openly he's speaking, and they're saying nothing to him. Do you think the authorities be...
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But that's not possible because we know where he comes from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will kno...
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While he was teaching in the Temple, Yashua (Jesus) called out in a loud voice, “So you think you kn...
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but I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.”
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So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him because his time had not yet come.
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However, many of the crowd did put their trust in him. “When the Messiah appears, will he do more mi...
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When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering this about him, they and the chief priests sent guards...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) told the people, “I'll be with you just a little longer, but then I'll return to...
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You'll search for me but you won't find me; and you can't come where I'm going.”
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The Jews said to each other, “Where could he be going that we couldn't find him? Is he planning to g...
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What does he mean by saying, ‘You'll search for me but you won't find me; and you can't come where I...
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On the last and most important day of the festival, Yashua (Jesus) stood up and shouted out in a lou...
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If you trust in me, you will have streams of life-giving water flowing out from within you, as Scrip...
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He was referring to the Spirit that those who trusted in him would later receive. The Spirit hadn't...
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When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This man is definitely the Prophet!”
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Others said, “He is the Messiah!” Still others said, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?
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Doesn't Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David's lineage, and from David's home town of Bet...
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Some wanted to arrest him, but nobody laid a hand on him.
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Then the guards returned to the chief priests and the Pharisees who asked them, “Why didn't you brin...
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“Nobody ever spoke like this man does,” the guards replied.
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“Have you been fooled too?” the Pharisees asked them.
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“Has a single one of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him? No!
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But this crowd knows nothing about teachings of the law—they're damned anyway!”
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Nicodemus, who had previously gone to meet Yashua (Jesus), was one of them and asked them,
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“Does our law condemn a man without a hearing and without finding out what he actually did?”
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“So you're a Galilean as well, are you?” they replied. “Check the Scriptures and you'll discover tha...
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Then they all went home,
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