John:7:24-51
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Do not judge according to appearance ,
but judge with righteous judgment ."
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Now some of them from Jerusalem said , "
Is this not He whom they seek to kill ?
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But look !
He speaks boldly ,
and they say nothing to Him .
Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ ?
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However ,
we know where this Man is from ;
but when the Christ comes ,
no one knows where He is from ."
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Then Jesus cried out ,
as He taught in the temple ,
saying , "
You both know Me ,
and you know where I am from ;
and I have not come of Myself ,
but He who sent Me is true ,
whom you do not know .
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But I know Him ,
for I am from Him ,
and He sent Me ."
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Therefore they sought to take Him ;
but no one laid a hand on Him ,
because His hour had not yet come .
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And many of the people believed in Him ,
and said , "
When the Christ comes ,
will He do more signs than these which this Man has done ?"
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The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him ,
and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him .
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Then Jesus said to them , "
I shall be with you a little while longer ,
and then I go to Him who sent Me .
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You will seek Me and not find Me ,
and where I am you cannot come ."
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Then the Jews said among themselves , "
Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him ?
Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks ?
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What is this thing that He said , "
You will seek Me and not find Me ,
and where I am you cannot come '?"
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On the last day ,
that great day of the feast ,
Jesus stood and cried out ,
saying , "
If anyone thirsts ,
let him come to Me and drink .
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He who believes in Me ,
as the Scripture has said ,
out of his heart will flow rivers of living water ."
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But this He spoke concerning the Spirit ,
whom those believing in Him would receive ;
for the Holy Spirit was not yet given ,
because Jesus was not yet glorified .
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Therefore many from the crowd ,
when they heard this saying ,
said , "
Truly this is the Prophet ."
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Others said , "
This is the Christ ."
But some said , "
Will the Christ come out of Galilee ?
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Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem ,
where David was ?"
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So there was a division among the people because of Him .
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Now some of them wanted to take Him ,
but no one laid hands on Him .
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Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees ,
who said to them , "
Why have you not brought Him ?"
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The officers answered , "
No man ever spoke like this Man !"
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Then the Pharisees answered them , "
Are you also deceived ?
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Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him ?
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But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed ."
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Nicodemus (
he who came to Jesus by night ,
being one of them )
said to them ,
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Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing ?"
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