John 7:25-35

²⁵Then some of those from Jerusalem began wondering, “Isn't this the one they're trying to kill?

²⁶But see how openly he's speaking, and they're saying nothing to him. Do you think the authorities believe he's the Messiah?

²⁷But that's not possible because we know where he comes from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where he's from.”

²⁸While he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus called out in a loud voice, “So you think you know me and where I'm from? However, I did not come for my own sake. The one who sent me is true. You don't know him,

²⁹but I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.”

³⁰So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him because his time had not yet come.

³¹However, many of the crowd did put their trust in him. “When the Messiah appears, will he do more miraculous signs than this man has done?” they said.

³²When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering this about him, they and the chief priests sent guards to arrest Jesus.

³³Then Jesus told the people, “I'll be with you just a little longer, but then I'll return to the one who sent me.

³⁴You'll search for me but you won't find me; and you can't come where I'm going.”

³⁵The Jews said to each other, “Where could he be going that we couldn't find him? Is he planning to go to those scattered among the foreigners, and teach the foreigners?