John 7:25-51

²⁵Therefore some of Jerusalem said, Whether this is not he, whom the Jews seek to slay?

²⁶and lo! he speaketh openly, and they say nothing to him. Whether the princes know verily that this is Christ?

²⁷But we know this man, of whence he is; but when Christ shall come, no man knoweth of whence he is.

²⁸Therefore Jesus cried in the temple teaching, and said, Ye know me, and ye know of whence I am; and I came not of myself, but he is true that sent me, whom ye know not.

²⁹I know him, and if I say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar; but I know him, for of him I am, and he sent me.

³⁰Therefore they sought to take him, and no man set on him hands, for his hour came not yet.

³¹And many of the people believed in him, and said, When Christ shall come, whether he shall do more tokens than those that this doeth?

³²The Pharisees heard the people musing of him, these things; and the princes and the Pharisees sent min-isters, to take him.

³³Therefore Jesus said to them, Yet a little time I am with you, and I go to the Father, that sent me.

³⁴Ye shall seek me, and ye shall not find me; and where I am, ye may not come.

³⁵Therefore the Jews said to them-selves, Whither shall this go, for we shall not find him? whether he will go into the scattering of heathen men, and will teach the heathen?

³⁶What is this word, which he said, Ye shall seek me, and ye shall not find me; and where I am, ye may not come?

³⁷But in the last day of the great feast, Jesus stood, and cried, and said, If any man thirsteth, come he to me, and drink.

³⁸He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith, Floods of quick water shall flow out of his womb.

³⁹But he said this thing of the Spirit or of the Holy Ghost, whom men that believed in him should take; for the Spirit was not yet given, for Jesus was not yet glorified.

⁴⁰Therefore of that company, when they had heard these words of him, they said, This is verily a prophet.

⁴¹Others said, This is Christ. But some said, Whether Christ cometh from Galilee?

⁴²Whether the scripture saith not, that of the seed of David, and of the castle of Bethlehem, where David was, Christ cometh?

⁴³Therefore dissension was made among the people for him.

⁴⁴And some of them would have taken him, but no man set hands on him.

⁴⁵Therefore the ministers came to the bishops, and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why brought ye not him?

⁴⁶The ministers answered, Never man spake so, as this man speaketh.

⁴⁷Therefore the Pharisees answered to them, Whether ye be deceived also?

⁴⁸whether any of the princes, or of the Pharisees believed in him?

⁴⁹But this people, that knoweth not the law, be cursed.

⁵⁰Nicodemus saith to them, he that came to him by night, that was one of them,

⁵¹Whether our law deemeth a man, but it have first heard of him or no but first it have heard of him, and know what he doeth?