1 και περιεπατει ο ιησουσ μετα ταυτα εν τη γαλιλαια ου γαρ ηθελεν εν τη ιουδαια περιπατειν οτι εζητουν αυτον οι ιουδαιοι αποκτειναι 2 ην δε εγγυσ η εορτη των ιουδαιων η σκηνοπηγια 3 ειπον ουν προσ αυτον οι αδελφοι αυτου μεταβηθι εντευθεν και υπαγε εισ την ιουδαιαν ινα και οι μαθηται σου θεωρησωσιν τα εργα σου α ποιεισ 4 ουδεισ γαρ εν κρυπτω τι ποιει και ζητει αυτοσ εν παρρησια ειναι ει ταυτα ποιεισ φανερωσον σεαυτον τω κοσμω 5 ουδε γαρ οι αδελφοι αυτου επιστευον εισ αυτον 6 λεγει ουν αυτοισ ο ιησουσ ο καιροσ ο εμοσ ουπω παρεστιν ο δε καιροσ ο υμετεροσ παντοτε εστιν ετοιμοσ 7 ου δυναται ο κοσμοσ μισειν υμασ εμε δε μισει οτι εγω μαρτυρω περι αυτου οτι τα εργα αυτου πονηρα εστιν 8 υμεισ αναβητε εισ την εορτην ταυτην εγω ουπω αναβαινω εισ την εορτην ταυτην οτι ο καιροσ ο εμοσ ουπω πεπληρωται 9 ταυτα δε ειπων αυτοισ εμεινεν εν τη γαλιλαια 10 ωσ δε ανεβησαν οι αδελφοι αυτου τοτε και αυτοσ ανεβη εισ την εορτην ου φανερωσ αλλ ωσ εν κρυπτω 11 οι ουν ιουδαιοι εζητουν αυτον εν τη εορτη και ελεγον που εστιν εκεινοσ 12 και γογγυσμοσ πολυσ περι αυτου ην εν τοισ οχλοισ οι μεν ελεγον οτι αγαθοσ εστιν αλλοι ελεγον ου αλλα πλανα τον οχλον 13 ουδεισ μεντοι παρρησια ελαλει περι αυτου δια τον φοβον των ιουδαιων 14 ηδη δε τησ εορτησ μεσουσησ ανεβη ο ιησουσ εισ το ιερον και εδιδασκεν 15 και εθαυμαζον οι ιουδαιοι λεγοντεσ πωσ ουτοσ γραμματα οιδεν μη μεμαθηκωσ 16 απεκριθη ουν αυτοισ ο ιησουσ και ειπεν η εμη διδαχη ουκ εστιν εμη αλλα του πεμψαντοσ με 17 εαν τισ θελη το θελημα αυτου ποιειν γνωσεται περι τησ διδαχησ ποτερον εκ του θεου εστιν η εγω απ εμαυτου λαλω 18 ο αφ εαυτου λαλων την δοξαν την ιδιαν ζητει ο δε ζητων την δοξαν του πεμψαντοσ αυτον ουτοσ αληθησ εστιν και αδικια εν αυτω ουκ εστιν 19 ου μωσησ δεδωκεν υμιν τον νομον και ουδεισ εξ υμων ποιει τον νομον τι με ζητειτε αποκτειναι 20 απεκριθη ο οχλοσ και ειπεν δαιμονιον εχεισ τισ σε ζητει αποκτειναι 21 απεκριθη ιησουσ και ειπεν αυτοισ εν εργον εποιησα και παντεσ θαυμαζετε 22 δια τουτο μωσησ δεδωκεν υμιν την περιτομην ουχ οτι εκ του μωσεωσ εστιν αλλ εκ των πατερων και εν σαββατω περιτεμνετε ανθρωπον 23 ει περιτομην λαμβανει ανθρωποσ εν σαββατω ινα μη λυθη ο νομοσ μωσεωσ εμοι χολατε οτι ολον ανθρωπον υγιη εποιησα εν σαββατω 24 μη κρινετε κατ οψιν αλλα την δικαιαν κρισιν κρινατε 25 ελεγον ουν τινεσ εκ των ιεροσολυμιτων ουχ ουτοσ εστιν ον ζητουσιν αποκτειναι 26 και ιδε παρρησια λαλει και ουδεν αυτω λεγουσιν μηποτε αληθωσ εγνωσαν οι αρχοντεσ οτι ουτοσ εστιν αληθωσ ο χριστοσ 27 αλλα τουτον οιδαμεν ποθεν εστιν ο δε χριστοσ οταν ερχηται ουδεισ γινωσκει ποθεν εστιν 28 εκραξεν ουν εν τω ιερω διδασκων ο ιησουσ και λεγων καμε οιδατε και οιδατε ποθεν ειμι και απ εμαυτου ουκ εληλυθα αλλ εστιν αληθινοσ ο πεμψασ με ον υμεισ ουκ οιδατε 29 εγω οιδα αυτον οτι παρ αυτου ειμι κακεινοσ με απεστειλεν 30 εζητουν ουν αυτον πιασαι και ουδεισ επεβαλεν επ αυτον την χειρα οτι ουπω εληλυθει η ωρα αυτου 31 πολλοι δε εκ του οχλου επιστευσαν εισ αυτον και ελεγον οτι ο χριστοσ οταν ελθη μητι πλειονα σημεια τουτων ποιησει ων ουτοσ εποιησεν 32 ηκουσαν οι φαρισαιοι του οχλου γογγυζοντοσ περι αυτου ταυτα και απεστειλαν υπηρετασ οι φαρισαιοι και οι αρχιερεισ ινα πιασωσιν αυτον 33 ειπεν ουν ο ιησουσ ετι μικρον χρονον μεθ υμων ειμι και υπαγω προσ τον πεμψαντα με 34 ζητησετε με και ουχ ευρησετε και οπου ειμι εγω υμεισ ου δυνασθε ελθειν 35 ειπον ουν οι ιουδαιοι προσ εαυτουσ που ουτοσ μελλει πορευεσθαι οτι ημεισ ουχ ευρησομεν αυτον μη εισ την διασποραν των ελληνων μελλει πορευεσθαι και διδασκειν τουσ ελληνασ 36 τισ εστιν ουτοσ ο λογοσ ον ειπεν ζητησετε με και ουχ ευρησετε και οπου ειμι εγω υμεισ ου δυνασθε ελθειν 37 εν δε τη εσχατη ημερα τη μεγαλη τησ εορτησ ειστηκει ο ιησουσ και εκραξεν λεγων εαν τισ διψα ερχεσθω προσ με και πινετω 38 ο πιστευων εισ εμε καθωσ ειπεν η γραφη ποταμοι εκ τησ κοιλιασ αυτου ρευσουσιν υδατοσ ζωντοσ 39 τουτο δε ειπεν περι του πνευματοσ ου εμελλον λαμβανειν οι πιστευοντεσ εισ αυτον ουπω γαρ ην πνευμα αγιον οτι ιησουσ ουδεπω εδοξασθη 40 πολλοι ουν εκ του οχλου ακουσαντεσ τον λογον ελεγον ουτοσ εστιν αληθωσ ο προφητησ 41 αλλοι ελεγον ουτοσ εστιν ο χριστοσ αλλοι ελεγον μη γαρ εκ τησ γαλιλαιασ ο χριστοσ ερχεται 42 ουχι η γραφη ειπεν οτι εκ του σπερματοσ δαυιδ και απο βηθλεεμ τησ κωμησ οπου ην δαυιδ ο χριστοσ ερχεται 43 σχισμα ουν εν τω οχλω εγενετο δι αυτον 44 τινεσ δε ηθελον εξ αυτων πιασαι αυτον αλλ ουδεισ επεβαλεν επ αυτον τασ χειρασ 45 ηλθον ουν οι υπηρεται προσ τουσ αρχιερεισ και φαρισαιουσ και ειπον αυτοισ εκεινοι δια τι ουκ ηγαγετε αυτον 46 απεκριθησαν οι υπηρεται ουδεποτε ουτωσ ελαλησεν ανθρωποσ ωσ ουτοσ ο ανθρωποσ 47 απεκριθησαν ουν αυτοισ οι φαρισαιοι μη και υμεισ πεπλανησθε 48 μη τισ εκ των αρχοντων επιστευσεν εισ αυτον η εκ των φαρισαιων 49 αλλ ο οχλοσ ουτοσ ο μη γινωσκων τον νομον επικαταρατοι εισιν 50 λεγει νικοδημοσ προσ αυτουσ ο ελθων νυκτοσ προσ αυτον εισ ων εξ αυτων 51 μη ο νομοσ ημων κρινει τον ανθρωπον εαν μη ακουση παρ αυτου προτερον και γνω τι ποιει 52 απεκριθησαν και ειπον αυτω μη και συ εκ τησ γαλιλαιασ ει ερευνησον και ιδε οτι προφητησ εκ τησ γαλιλαιασ ουκ εγηγερται 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John · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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Nicodemus
A Pharisee and leader of the Jews who came to Jesus at night, later asked the council to hear Jesus before judging him, and brought myrrh and aloes of about seventy-five pounds…
Cited in the guide: John 3:1; John 7:50; John 19:39
Cross references (52)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 5:16–18; Matthew 21:38; John 4:3; John 7:19; Matthew 10:23
- 2 Zechariah 14:16–19; Deuteronomy 16:13–16; Leviticus 23:34–43; Exodus 23:16–17; Numbers 29:12–38
- 3 Matthew 12:46; John 7:5; 1 Samuel 17:28; Genesis 37:20; Luke 8:19
- 4 John 18:20; Proverbs 18:1–2; Matthew 23:5; Matthew 6:5; Luke 6:45
- 5 Mark 3:21; John 1:11–13; Micah 7:5–6; John 7:3; John 7:10
- 6 John 7:8; John 2:4; John 7:30; John 17:1; John 13:1
- 7 John 15:18–19; John 3:19; Galatians 4:16; Proverbs 9:7–8; James 4:4
- 8 John 7:6; John 8:20; 1 Corinthians 2:15–16; John 7:30
- 10 Amos 5:13; Matthew 10:16; Isaiah 42:2–3; Matthew 3:15; John 7:5
- 11 John 11:56
- 12 John 9:16; John 7:40–43; Acts 11:24; John 7:47; John 7:32
- 13 John 9:22; John 19:38; John 20:19; John 12:42–43; Proverbs 29:25
- 14 John 7:28; Luke 19:47; Haggai 2:7–9; John 8:2; John 18:20
- 15 Luke 4:22; Matthew 7:28–29; Matthew 13:54; Acts 26:24; Matthew 22:22
- 16 John 14:10; John 14:24; John 5:30; John 6:38–40; John 12:49–50
- 17 John 8:31–32; John 8:43; Jeremiah 31:33–34; John 8:47; Daniel 12:10
- 18 John 5:41; Philippians 2:3–5; 1 Corinthians 10:31–33; John 13:31–32; John 12:28
- 19 John 1:17; John 7:1; John 11:53; Matthew 12:14; Deuteronomy 1:17
- 20 John 10:20; John 8:48; Mark 3:21–22; John 8:52; Mark 3:30
- 21 John 5:2–11; John 7:23
- 22 Leviticus 12:3; Genesis 17:10–14; Romans 4:9–11; Galatians 3:17
- 23 John 5:14–16; Matthew 12:2; Matthew 12:5; John 5:8–9
- 24 Isaiah 11:3–4; James 2:9; Proverbs 17:15; John 8:15; Proverbs 24:23
- 25 John 7:10–11
- 26 2 Timothy 1:7–8; Ephesians 6:19–20; John 7:48; Psalm 40:9–10; John 9:22
- 27 Micah 5:2; John 7:41–42; John 9:29; John 6:42; Matthew 13:54–57
- 28 John 8:42; John 8:19; Jeremiah 9:6; John 12:49; John 5:43
- 29 John 8:55; Matthew 11:27; John 3:16–17; John 6:46; 1 John 4:9
- 30 John 10:39; John 8:20; John 7:6; John 7:32; Luke 13:32–33
- 31 John 12:42; Matthew 12:23; Acts 8:13; John 11:45; John 10:41–42
- 32 Acts 5:26; Matthew 12:23–24; Luke 22:52–53; John 18:3; John 12:19
- 33 John 13:33; John 16:5; Mark 16:19; John 17:11; John 14:19
- 34 John 13:33–36; Proverbs 1:24–31; Hosea 5:6; John 14:3; John 17:24
- 35 James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1; Zephaniah 3:10; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 11:10
- 36 John 3:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; John 7:34; John 3:4; John 16:17–18
- 37 Isaiah 55:1; John 4:14; John 6:35; Isaiah 12:3; Revelation 22:17
- 38 John 4:14; Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 58:11; Isaiah 12:3; John 4:10
- 39 Acts 2:17; Joel 2:28; John 14:16–17; Isaiah 32:15; John 16:7
- 40 Matthew 21:11; John 1:21; John 6:14
- 41 John 7:52; John 1:46; John 1:49; John 1:41; John 4:29
- 42 Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:5; Jeremiah 23:5; Luke 2:4; Luke 2:11
- 43 John 9:16; John 10:19; Luke 12:51; John 7:12; Acts 23:7–10
- 44 John 7:30; Acts 23:11; John 8:20; Acts 27:23–25; John 18:5–6
- 45 John 7:32; Acts 5:21–27
- 46 Matthew 7:28–29; Luke 4:22; John 7:26
- 47 John 7:12; 2 Corinthians 6:8; Matthew 27:63; 2 Chronicles 32:15; 2 Kings 18:29
- 48 John 12:42; 1 Corinthians 1:20; John 7:26; 1 Corinthians 2:8; Acts 6:7
- 49 1 Corinthians 1:20–21; 1 Corinthians 3:18–20; James 3:13–18; John 9:34; John 9:40
- 50 John 19:39; John 3:1–2
- 51 Proverbs 18:13; Deuteronomy 1:17; Acts 23:3; Deuteronomy 19:15–19; Deuteronomy 17:8–11
- 52 John 7:41; John 1:46; Isaiah 9:1–2; Matthew 4:15–16; Proverbs 9:7–8
- 53 Psalm 33:10; Job 5:12–13; Psalm 76:5; Psalm 76:10
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Why does my Bible say something different?
- John 7:53–8:11: the woman taken in adultery
The story of the woman brought to Jesus, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone,” is missing from the earliest Greek manuscripts of John and wanders to other places in some later ones. Yet it was known in the early Church, is printed in the Patriarchal Text, and is read in Orthodox services. Most scholars think it is a genuine early tradition that was not originally part of John.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
I Purpose by the Lord's assistance to treat of this section of the Gospel which has just been read; nor is there a little difficulty here, lest the truth be endangered, and falsehood glory. Not that either the truth can perish, nor falsehood triumph.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
In this chapter of the Gospel, brethren, our Lord Jesus Christ has most especially commended Himself to our faith in respect of His humanity.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Nothing is worse than envy and malice; through these death entered into the world. For when the devil saw man honored, he endured not his prosperity, but used every means to destroy him. ( Wisd. ii. 24.) And from the same root one may everywhere see this same fruit produced.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
This is also the reason why, when men were often desirous to take Him, it is said, "No man laid hands upon Him, for the hour of His being taken was not yet come;" nor the time of His passion, which had been foreknown by the Father; as also says the prophet Habakkuk, "By this Thou shalt be known when …
For till then "the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified." And the prophet cries out, How long will ye be slow of heart?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)