John 7:24-34

New King James Version

^24 (A)Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

Could This Be the Christ?

²⁵ Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to ^(B)kill? ²⁶ But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. ^(C)Do the rulers know indeed that this is ^[a]truly the Christ? ^27 (D)However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”

²⁸ Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, ^(E)“You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and ^(F)I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me ^(G)is true, ^(H)whom you do not know. ^29 [b]But ^(I)I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”

³⁰ Therefore ^(J)they sought to take Him; but ^(K)no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. ³¹ And ^(L)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?”

Jesus and the Religious Leaders

³² The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. ³³ Then Jesus said ^[c]to them, ^(M)“I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I ^(N)go to Him who sent Me. ³⁴ You ^(O)will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you ^(P)cannot come.”