Passage
John 7.9-10
Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"7. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. 8. Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled."
"9. And having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 10. But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret."
"11. The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 12. And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray." (John 7:7-12, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"7. The world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil. 8. You go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled.”"
"9. Having said these things to them, he stayed in Galilee. 10. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret."
"11. The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, “Where is he?” 12. There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”" (John 7:7-12, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"7. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. 8. Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come."
"9. When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 10. But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret."
"11. Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 12. And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people." (John 7:7-12, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"7. the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil. 8. Ye, go ye up to this feast; I do not yet go up to this feast, because my time hath not yet been fulfilled;'"
"9. and saying these things to them, he remained in Galilee. 10. And when his brethren went up, then also he himself went up to the feast, not manifestly, but as in secret;"
"11. the Jews, therefore, were seeking him, in the feast, and said, 'Where is that one?' 12. and there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed said, 'He is good;' and others said, 'No, but he leadeth astray the multitude;'" (John 7:7-12, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- Audience: later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- Location: first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- Time period: events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
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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