John 7:25-36

New American Standard Bible

²⁵ So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this man not the one whom they are seeking to kill? ²⁶ And yet look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. ^(A)The rulers do not really know that this is the ^[a]Christ, do they? ²⁷ However, ^(B)we know where this man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.” ²⁸ Then Jesus cried out in the temple, ^(C)teaching and saying, “^(D)You both know Me and you know where I am from; and ^(E)I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. ^29 (F)I do know Him, because ^(G)I am from Him, and ^(H)He sent Me.” ³⁰ So they ^(I)were seeking to arrest Him; and yet no one laid a hand on Him, because His ^(J)hour had not yet come. ³¹ But ^(K)many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “^(L)When the ^[b]Christ comes, He will not perform more ^[c](M)signs than those which this man has done, will He?”

³² The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent ^(N)officers to ^(O)arrest Him. ³³ Therefore Jesus said, “^(P)For a little while longer I am going to be with you, and then ^(Q)I am going to Him who sent Me. ^34 (R)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” ^35 (S)The Jews then said to one another, “^(T)Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He does not intend to go to ^(U)the Dispersion among ^(V)the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, does He? ³⁶ What is this statement that He said, ‘^(W)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”