²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man ^(A)casts out demons only by ^[a]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

²² The scribes who came down ^(A)from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by ^[a](B)Beelzebul,” and “^(C)He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

¹⁵ But some of them said, “He casts out demons ^(A)by ^(B)Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

²⁰ The crowd answered, “^(A)You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?” ²¹ Jesus answered them, “I did ^(B)one ^[a]deed, and you all marvel. ²² For this reason ^(C)Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from ^(D)the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. ^23 (E)If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath? ²⁴ Do not ^(F)judge according to appearance, but ^[b]judge with righteous judgment.”

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

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

³⁷ Now on ^(AD)the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “^[f](AE)If anyone is thirsty, ^[g]let him come to Me and drink. ³⁸ He who believes in Me, ^(AF)as the Scripture said, ‘From ^[h]his innermost being will flow rivers of ^(AG)living water.’” ³⁹ But this He spoke ^(AH)of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for ^(AI)the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet ^(AJ)glorified.

Division of People over Jesus

⁴⁰ Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is ^(AK)the Prophet.” ⁴¹ Others were saying, “This is ^[i]the Christ.” Still others were saying, “^(AL)Surely ^[j]the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? ⁴² Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from ^(AM)the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” ⁴³ So ^(AN)a division occurred in the crowd because of Him. ^44 (AO)Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

⁴⁵ The ^(AP)officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” ⁴⁶ The ^(AQ)officers answered, “^(AR)Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.” ⁴⁷ The Pharisees then answered them, “^(AS)You have not also been led astray, have you? ^48 (AT)No one of ^(AU)the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? ⁴⁹ But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.” ^50 (AV)Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) *said to them, ⁵¹ “^(AW)Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?” ⁵² They answered him, “^(AX)You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” ⁵³ [^[k]Everyone went to his home.