31 But from the crowd many believed in him and were saying, “Whenever the Christ comes, he will not perform more signs than this man has done, will he?”[a]

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers in order to take him into custody .[b] 33 Then Jesus said, “Yet a little time I am with you, and I am going to the one who sent me.

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:31 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “will he
  2. John 7:32 Literally “that they could seize him”

31 Still, many in the crowd believed in him.(A) They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs(B) than this man?”

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.

33 Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time,(C) and then I am going to the one who sent me.(D)

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