📖 John — Chapter 7 (KJV)
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John 7:1 After these things Jesus Rwalked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John 7:2 Now the Jew’s feast of tabernacles was at hand.
John 7:3 His Rbrethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
John 7:4 For Rthere 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.
John 7:5 RFor neither did his brethren believe in him.
John 7:6 Then Jesus said unto them, RMy time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
John 7:7 The Rworld cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
John 7:8 Go ye up unto this feast: RI go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
John 7:9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
John 7:10 But when his brethren were gone up, Rthen went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
John 7:11 Then the RJews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
John 7:12 And there was much Rmurmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
John 7:13 Howbeit no man Rspake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
John 7:14 Now about Rthe midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
John 7:15 And the Jews Rmarvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
John 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, Rbut his that sent me.
John 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
John 7:18 He Rthat 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.
John 7:19 Did Rnot Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
John 7:20 The people answered and said, RThou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
John 7:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, RI have done one work, and ye all marvel.
John 7:22 Moses therefore gave unto you Rcircumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
John 7:23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, Rthat 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?
John 7:24 RJudge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
John 7:25 Then said some of them Rof Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
John 7:26 But, lo, Rhe speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
John 7:27 Howbeit Rwe know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
John 7:28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, RYe 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.
John 7:29 But I know him: Rfor I am from him, and he hath sent me.
John 7:30 Then Rthey sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
John 7:31 And many of the people Rbelieved on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
John 7:32 The RPharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
John 7:33 Then said Jesus unto them, RYet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
John 7:34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
John 7:35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto Rthe dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
John 7:36 What Rmanner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
John 7:37 In Rthe last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
John 7:38 RHe that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
John 7:39 (But Rthis 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.)
John 7:40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, ROf a truth this is the Prophet.
John 7:41 Others said, RThis is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
John 7:42 Hath Rnot the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
John 7:43 RSo there was a division among the people because of him.
John 7:44 And some of them would have taken him; but Rno man laid hands on him.
John 7:45 Then came Rthe officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
John 7:46 The officers answered, RNever man spake like this man.
John 7:47 Then answered them the Pharisees, RAre ye also deceived?
John 7:48 RHave any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
John 7:49 RBut this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
John 7:50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (Rhe that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
John 7:51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
John 7:52 They answered and said unto him, RArt thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
John 7:53 RAnd every man went unto his own house.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
John 7:1–24 — Jesus teaches at the feast despite opposition
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
His brethren urge public display while opposition continues. At the feast Jesus teaches concerning the source of his doctrine, truthful judgment, Moses’ law, and the inconsistency of anger over a sabbath healing.
Key Truth: Judge honestly rather than by outward appearance or settled hostility.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “When he had said ____ words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.” (John 7:9)
Find it in John 7:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Howbeit no man spake openly of him for ____ of the Jews.” (John 7:13)
Find it in John 7:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge ____ judgment.” (John 7:24)
Find it in John 7:24 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
John 7:25–39 — Questions about origin lead to promises of living water
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Some wonder whether Jesus is the Christ while leaders seek to take him. He speaks of being sent and of his departure; on the feast’s last day he invites the thirsty, with John explaining the living-water promise concerning the Spirit.
Key Truth: Receive the invitation to come and believe rather than dismissing it through assumptions.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, …” (John 7:25)
Find it in John 7:25 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and …” (John 7:32)
Find it in John 7:32 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “(But this spake he of the ____ , which they that believe on him should receive: for …” (John 7:39)
Find it in John 7:39 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
John 7:40–53 — Division exposes fear of honest hearing
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The crowd divides over Jesus, and officers return without arresting him because of his words. Leaders scorn the response; Nicodemus asks about the law’s requirement to hear a person before judgment and receives contempt.
Key Truth: Make room for fair hearing instead of enforcing a conclusion through ridicule.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a ____ this is the Prophet.” (John 7:40)
Find it in John 7:40 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?” (John 7:47)
Find it in John 7:47 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And every man ____ unto his own house.” (John 7:53)
Find it in John 7:53 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Isaiah 55:1 — The invitation to the thirsty connects with Jesus’ call at the feast.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where do you need to hear fairly rather than judge by appearance or group pressure?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes John 7:1–24 (Jesus teaches at the feast despite opposition) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes John 7:25–39 (Questions about origin lead to promises of living water) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes John 7:40–53 (Division exposes fear of honest hearing) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. How is willingness to do God's will connected with discerning the teaching?
5. What response is joined to the living-water promise?
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