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IS JESUS THE MESSIAH?
Some of the people who lived in Jerusa
lem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this
the man they are trying to kill? 26 But here
he is, speaking in public, and they say
nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah? 27 But
how could he be? For we know where
this man comes from. When the Messiah
comes, he will simply appear; no one
will know where he comes from.”
28 While J
esus was teaching in the
Temple, he called out, “Yes, you know
me, and you know where I come from.
But I’m not here on my own. The one who
sent me is true, and you don’t know him.
29 But I know him because I come from
him, and he sent me to you.” 30 Then the
leaders tried to arrest him; but no one
laid a hand on him, because his time*
had not yet come.
31 Many among the crowds at the
Temple believed in him. “After all,” they
said, “would you expect the Messiah to
do more miraculous signs than this man
has done?”
32 When the Phari
sees heard that the
crowds were whispering such things,
they and the leading priests sent Temple
guards to arrest Jesus. 33 But Jesus told
them, “I will be with you only a little
longer. Then I will return to the one who
sent me. 34 You will search for me but not
find me. And you cannot go where I am
going.”
35 The Jewish leaders were puzzled by
this statement. “Where is he planning to
go?” they asked. “Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in
other lands?* Maybe he will even teach
the Greeks! 36 What does he mean when
he says, ‘You will search for me but not
find me,’ and ‘You cannot go where I am
going’?”
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JESUS PROMISES LIVING WATER
On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the
37
7:30 Greek his hour.
7:35 Or the Jews who live among
the Greeks?
7:37-38 Or “Let anyone who is thirsty come
to me and drink. 38For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers
of living water will flow from the heart of anyone who
believes in me.’”
7:39 Several early manuscripts read
But as yet there was no Spirit. Still others read But as yet
there was no Holy Spirit.
7:40 See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal
4:5-6.
7:42 See Mic 5:2. 7:52 Some manuscripts read
the prophet does not come.
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crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may
come to me! 38 Anyone who believes in
me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will
flow from his heart.’”* 39 (When he said
“living water,” he was speaking of the
Spirit, who would be given to everyone
believing in him. But the Spirit had not
yet been given,* because Jesus had not
yet entered into his glory.)
DIVISION AND UNBELIEF
When the crowds heard him say this,
some of them declared, “Surely this man
is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”*
41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still
others said, “But he can’t be! Will the
Messiah come from Galilee? 42 For the
Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah
will be born of the royal line of David, in
Bethlehem, the village where King David
was born.”* 43 So the crowd was divided
about him. 44 Some even wanted him arrested, but no one laid a hand on him.
45 When the Temple guards returned
without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded,
“Why didn’t you bring him in?”
46 “We have never heard anyone speak
like this!” the guards responded.
47 “Have you been led astray, too?” the
Pharisees mocked. 48 “Is there a single
one of us rulers or Pharis ees who believes in him? 49 This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the
law. God’s curse is on them!”
50 Then Nic
odemus, the leader who
had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up.
51 “Is it legal to convict a man before he
is given a hearing?” he asked.
52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee,
too? Search the Scriptures and see for
yourself—no prophet ever comes* from
Galilee!”
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DON’T JUMP!
(7:37-44) The crowd of people was divided in
its reaction to Jesus: Some believed. Others were
hostile. Still others disqualified Jesus as the Messiah
because he was from Nazareth rather than Bethlehem as prophesied in Micah 5:2. (Jesus was born
in Bethlehem; see Luke 2:1-7.) If they had looked
more carefully or searched the Scriptures, they
wouldn’t have jumped to the wrong conclusions.
What conclusions have you come to about Jesus?
Keep searching for answers if you’re not sure what
to believe.
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