John 7:25–44

Christ’s Origin from the Father

²⁵Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to ^bkill? ²⁶But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. ^cDo the rulers know indeed that this is ⁴truly the Christ? ^27dHowever, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”

²⁸Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, ^e“You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and ^fI have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me ^gis true, ^hwhom you do not know. ²⁹⁵But ⁱI know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”

³⁰Therefore ^jthey sought to take Him; but ^kno one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. ³¹And ^lmany of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?”

Christ’s Departure to the Father

³²The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. ³³Then Jesus said ⁶to them, ^m“I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I ⁿgo to Him who sent Me. ³⁴You ^owill seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you ^pcannot come.”

³⁵Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to ^qthe Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? ³⁶What is this thing that He said, ‘You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come’?”

Christ Reveals the “Living Water”

^37rOn the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ^s“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. ^38tHe who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ^uout of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” ^39vBut this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those ⁷believing in Him would receive; for the ⁸Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet ^wglorified.

Israel is Divided over Christ

⁴⁰Therefore ⁹many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is ^xthe Prophet.” ⁴¹Others said, “This is ^ythe Christ.”

But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? ^42zHas not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, ^awhere David was?” ⁴³So ^bthere was a division among the people because of Him. ⁴⁴Now ^csome of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.