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Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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THE MESSAGE
John 7:14
With the Feast already half over, Jesus showed up in the Temple, teaching. The Jews were impressed, but puzzled: "How does he know so much without being schooled?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.
When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.
King James Version (1611)
Now about the middest of the feast, Iesus went vp into the Temple, and taught.
Now about the middest of the feast, Iesus went vp into the Temple, and taught.
King James Version
Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
English Standard Version
About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching.
About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching.
New American Standard Bible
But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple area, and began to teach.
But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple area, and began to teach.
New Century Version
When the feast was about half over, Jesus went to the Temple and began to teach.
When the feast was about half over, Jesus went to the Temple and began to teach.
Amplified Bible
When the feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple [court] and began to teach.
When the feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple [court] and began to teach.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach.
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach.
Legacy Standard Bible
But when it was now the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach.
But when it was now the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach.
Berean Standard Bible
About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
Contemporary English Version
When the festival was about half over, Jesus went into the temple and started teaching.
When the festival was about half over, Jesus went into the temple and started teaching.
Complete Jewish Bible
Not until the festival was half over did Yeshua go up to the Temple courts and begin to teach.
Not until the festival was half over did Yeshua go up to the Temple courts and begin to teach.
Darby Translation
But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the festival was about half finished, Jesus went to the Temple area and began to teach.
When the festival was about half finished, Jesus went to the Temple area and began to teach.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe when halfe the feast was done, Iesus went vp into the Temple and taught.
Nowe when halfe the feast was done, Iesus went vp into the Temple and taught.
George Lamsa Translation
Now about the middle period of the feast, Jesus went up to the temple and taught.
Now about the middle period of the feast, Jesus went up to the temple and taught.
Good News Translation
The festival was nearly half over when Jesus went to the Temple and began teaching.
The festival was nearly half over when Jesus went to the Temple and began teaching.
Lexham English Bible
Now when the feast was already half over, Jesus went to the temple courts and began to teach.
Now when the feast was already half over, Jesus went to the temple courts and began to teach.
Literal Translation
But the feast now being half over, Jesus went up to the temple and taught.
But the feast now being half over, Jesus went up to the temple and taught.
American Standard Version
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
Bible in Basic English
Now in the middle of the feast Jesus went up to the Temple and was teaching.
Now in the middle of the feast Jesus went up to the Temple and was teaching.
Hebrew Names Version
But when it was now the midst of the feast, Yeshua went up into the temple and taught.
But when it was now the midst of the feast, Yeshua went up into the temple and taught.
International Standard Version
Halfway through the festival, Jesus went up to the temple and began teaching.
Halfway through the festival, Jesus went up to the temple and began teaching.
Etheridge Translation
But when the days of the feast divided, Jeshu ascended to the temple, and taught.
But when the days of the feast divided, Jeshu ascended to the temple, and taught.
Murdock Translation
And in the midst of the days of the feast, Jesus went into the temple, and taught.
And in the midst of the days of the feast, Jesus went into the temple, and taught.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe when halfe of the feast was done, Iesus went vp into the temple, and taught.
Nowe when halfe of the feast was done, Iesus went vp into the temple, and taught.
English Revised Version
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
World English Bible
But when it was now the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
But when it was now the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now at the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Now at the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Weymouth's New Testament
But when the Festival was already half over, Jesus went up to the Temple and commenced teaching.
But when the Festival was already half over, Jesus went up to the Temple and commenced teaching.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But whanne the myddil feeste dai cam, Jhesus wente vp in to the temple, and tauyte.
But whanne the myddil feeste dai cam, Jhesus wente vp in to the temple, and tauyte.
Update Bible Version
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
New English Translation
When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
New King James Version
Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
New Living Translation
Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach.
Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach.
New Life Bible
The religious gathering was half over when Jesus went to the house of God and taught.
The religious gathering was half over when Jesus went to the house of God and taught.
New Revised Standard
About the middle of the festival Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.
About the middle of the festival Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Presently, however, the feast being at its height, Jesus went up unto the temple and was teaching.
Presently, however, the feast being at its height, Jesus went up unto the temple and was teaching.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now, about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Now, about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Revised Standard Version
About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
In ye middes of the feast Iesus went vp into the temple and taught.
In ye middes of the feast Iesus went vp into the temple and taught.
Young's Literal Translation
And it being now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up to the temple, and he was teaching,
And it being now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up to the temple, and he was teaching,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But in the myddes of the feast wete Iesus vp in to the temple, and taught.
But in the myddes of the feast wete Iesus vp in to the temple, and taught.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but about the middle of the feast, Jesus went publickly into the temple, and taught.
but about the middle of the feast, Jesus went publickly into the temple, and taught.
Simplified Cowboy Version
About halfway through the festival, Jesus stood up in the main church and began to preach.
About halfway through the festival, Jesus stood up in the main church and began to preach.
Contextual Overview
14With the Feast already half over, Jesus showed up in the Temple, teaching. The Jews were impressed, but puzzled: "How does he know so much without being schooled?" 16Jesus said, "I didn't make this up. What I teach comes from the One who sent me. Anyone who wants to do his will can test this teaching and know whether it's from God or whether I'm making it up. A person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn't tamper with reality. It was Moses, wasn't it, who gave you God's Law? But none of you are living it. So why are you trying to kill me?" 20 The crowd said, "You're crazy! Who's trying to kill you? You're demon-possessed." 21Jesus said, "I did one miraculous thing a few months ago, and you're still standing around getting all upset, wondering what I'm up to. Moses prescribed circumcision—originally it came not from Moses but from his ancestors—and so you circumcise a man, dealing with one part of his body, even if it's the Sabbath. You do this in order to preserve one item in the Law of Moses. So why are you upset with me because I made a man's whole body well on the Sabbath? Don't be nitpickers; use your head—and heart!—to discern what is right, to test what is authentically right." 25That's when some of the people of Jerusalem said, "Isn't this the one they were out to kill? And here he is out in the open, saying whatever he pleases, and no one is stopping him. Could it be that the rulers know that he is, in fact, the Messiah? And yet we know where this man came from. The Messiah is going to come out of nowhere. Nobody is going to know where he comes from." 28That provoked Jesus, who was teaching in the Temple, to cry out, "Yes, you think you know me and where I'm from, but that's not where I'm from. I didn't set myself up in business. My true origin is in the One who sent me, and you don't know him at all. I come from him—that's how I know him. He sent me here." 30They were looking for a way to arrest him, but not a hand was laid on him because it wasn't yet God's time. Many from the crowd committed themselves in faith to him, saying, "Will the Messiah, when he comes, provide better or more convincing evidence than this?" 32The Pharisees, alarmed at this seditious undertow going through the crowd, teamed up with the high priests and sent their police to arrest him. Jesus rebuffed them: "I am with you only a short time. Then I go on to the One who sent me. You will look for me, but you won't find me. Where I am, you can't come." 35The Jews put their heads together. "Where do you think he is going that we won't be able to find him? Do you think he is about to travel to the Greek world to teach the Jews? What is he talking about, anyway: ‘You will look for me, but you won't find me,' and ‘Where I am, you can't come'?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the midst: John 7:2, John 7:37, Numbers 29:12, Numbers 29:13, Numbers 29:17, Numbers 29:20, 23-40
the temple: John 5:14, John 8:2, John 18:20, Haggai 2:7-9, Malachi 3:1, Matthew 21:12, Luke 19:47
Cross-References
Genesis 7:2
"Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will dump rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made."
"Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will dump rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now about the midst of the feast,.... About the fourth day of it, for it lasted eight days; this might be on the sabbath day, which sometimes was בתוך החג, "in the middle of the feast" n; and the rather, since it follows,
Jesus went up into the temple; as the Lord and proprietor of it, and as was his usual method; he had for some reasons kept himself retired till now, and now he appeared publicly:
and taught the people his doctrine; he expounded the Scriptures, gave the true sense of them, and instructed the people out of them.
n Misa. Succa, c. 5. sect. 5.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
About the midst - Or about the middle of the feast. It continued eight days.
The temple - See the notes at Matthew 21:12.
And taught - Great multitudes were assembled in and around the temple, and it was a favorable time and place to make known his doctrine.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 7:14. The midst of the feast — Though the canons required him to be there on the first day, for the performance of a great variety of rites, yet, as these were in general the invention of their doctors, he might think it very proper neither to attend nor perform them.
