| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. | 1After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since He did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill Him. |
| 2Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. | 2The Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, |
| 3His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. | 3so His brothers said to Him, "Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works that You are doing. |
| 4For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. | 4For no one does anything in secret while he's seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." |
| 5For neither did his brethren believe in him. | 5(For not even His brothers believed in Him.) |
| 6Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. | 6Jesus told them, "My time has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand. |
| 7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. | 7The world cannot hate you, but it does hate Me because I testify about it--that its deeds are evil. |
| 8Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. | 8Go up to the festival yourselves. I'm not going up to the festival yet, because My time has not yet fully come." |
| 9When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. | 9After He had said these things, He stayed in Galilee. |
| 10But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. | 10After His brothers had gone up to the festival, then He also went up, not openly but secretly. |
| 11Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? | 11The Jews were looking for Him at the festival and saying, "Where is He?" |
| 12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. | 12And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He's a good man." Others were saying, "No, on the contrary, He's deceiving the people." |
| 13Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. | 13Still, nobody was talking publicly about Him because they feared the Jews. |
| 14Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. | 14When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple complex and began to teach. |
| 15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? | 15Then the Jews were amazed and said, "How does He know the Scriptures, since He hasn't been trained?" |
| 16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. | 16Jesus answered them, "My teaching isn't Mine but is from the One who sent Me. |
| 17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. | 17If anyone wants to do His will, he will understand whether the teaching is from God or if I am speaking on My own. |
| 18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. | 18The one who speaks for himself seeks his own glory. But He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. |
| 19Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? | 19Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill Me?"" |
| 20The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? | 20You have a demon!" the crowd responded. "Who wants to kill You?" |
| 21Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. | 21"I did one work, and you are all amazed," Jesus answered. |
| 22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. | 22"Consider this: Moses has given you circumcision--not that it comes from Moses but from the fathers--and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. |
| 23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? | 23If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses won't be broken, are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath? |
| 24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. | 24Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment." |
| 25Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? | 25Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, "Isn't this the man they want to kill? |
| 26But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? | 26Yet, look! He's speaking publicly and they're saying nothing to Him. Can it be true that the authorities know He is the Messiah? |
| 27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. | 27But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from." |
| 28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. | 28As He was teaching in the temple complex, Jesus cried out, "You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You don't know Him; |
| 29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. | 29I know Him because I am from Him, and He sent Me." |
| 30Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. | 30Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come. |
| 31And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done? | 31However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, "When the Messiah comes, He won't perform more signs than this man has done, will He?" |
| 32The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. | 32The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him. |
| 33Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. | 33Then Jesus said, "I am only with you for a short time. Then I'm going to the One who sent Me. |
| 34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. | 34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come." |
| 35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? | 35Then the Jews said to one another, "Where does He intend to go so we won't find Him? He doesn't intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, does He? |
| 36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? | 36What is this remark He made: 'You will look for Me, and you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come?" |
| 37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. | 37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me and drink! |
| 38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. | 38The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him." |
| 39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) | 39He said this about the Spirit. Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit, for the Spirit had not yet been received because Jesus had not yet been glorified. |
| 40Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. | 40When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, "This really is the Prophet!" |
| 41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? | 41Others said, "This is the Messiah!" But some said, "Surely the Messiah doesn't come from Galilee, does He? |
| 42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? | 42Doesn't the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David's offspring and from the town of Bethlehem, where David once lived?" |
| 43So there was a division among the people because of him. | 43So a division occurred among the crowd because of Him. |
| 44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. | 44Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him. |
| 45Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? | 45Then the temple police came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why haven't you brought Him?" |
| 46The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. | 46The police answered, "No man ever spoke like this!" |
| 47Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? | 47Then the Pharisees responded to them: "Are you fooled too? |
| 48Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? | 48Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? |
| 49But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. | 49But this crowd, which doesn't know the law, is accursed!" |
| 50Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) | 50Nicodemus--the one who came to Him previously, being one of them--said to them, " |
| 51Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? | 51Our law doesn't judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he's doing, does it?"" |
| 52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. | 52You aren't from Galilee too, are you?" they replied. "Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee." |
| 53And every man went unto his own house. | 53So each one went to his house. |
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