Passage

John 7.22-26

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"20. The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee? 21. Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof."

"22. Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. 23. If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath? 24. Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. 25. Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill? 26. And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?"

"27. Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is. 28. Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not." (John 7:20-28, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"20. The multitude answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?” 21. Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel because of it."

"22. Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy. 23. If a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath? 24. Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” 25. Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill? 26. Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?"

"27. However we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.” 28. Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don’t know." (John 7:20-28, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"20. The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? 21. Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel."

"22. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. 23. If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that 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? ^{that: or, without breaking the law of Moses} 24. Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. 25. Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? 26. But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?"

"27. Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. 28. Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye 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 7:20-28, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"20. The multitude answered and said, 'Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?' 21. Jesus answered and said to them, 'One work I did, and ye all wonder,"

"22. because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision, not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers, and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man; 23. if a man doth receive circumcision on a sabbath that the law of Moses may not be broken, are ye wroth with me that I made a man all whole on a sabbath? 24. judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.' 25. Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, 'Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill? 26. and, lo, he doth speak freely, and they say nothing to him; did the rulers at all know truly that this is truly the Christ?"

"27. but this one, we have known whence he is; and the Christ, when he doth come, no one doth know whence he is.' 28. Jesus cried, therefore, in the temple, teaching and saying, 'Ye have both known me, and ye have known whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but He who sent me is true, whom ye have not known;" (John 7:20-28, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Righteous Judgment in Christianity

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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