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29 The king said, “Is the young man Absalom
safe?”
Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the
king’s servant and me your servant, I saw a 7:31 many…believed. Divided conviction
great tumult, but I did not know what it was existed among the people regarding Jesus.
about.” While some wanted to seize Him, a small rem-
30 And the king said, “Turn aside and stand nant of genuine believers existed among the
here.” So he turned aside and stood still. crowds.The question here anticipates a nega-
31 Just then the Cushite came, and the tive answer,i.e.,the Messiah could do no greater
Cushite said, “There is good news, my lord kinds of miracles than those Jesus had done.
the king! For the LORD has avenged you this
day of all those who rose against you.” John 7:28–53
32 And the king said to the Cushite, “Is the
young man Absalom safe?” 28 Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the
So the Cushite answered, “May the enemies temple, saying, “You both know Me, and you
of my lord the king, and all who rise against know where I am from; and I have not come of
you to do harm, be like that young man!” Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom
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33 Then the king was deeply moved, and went you do not know. But I know Him, for I am
up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And from Him, and He sent Me.”
as he went, he said thus: “O my son Absalom— 30 Therefore they sought to take Him; but no
my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had
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your place! O Absalom my son, my son!” not yet come. And many of the people
believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ
comes, will He do more signs than these
which this Man has done?”
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmur-
18:33 my son. Repeated 5 times in this verse, ing these things concerning Him, and the
David lamented the death of Absalom,his son Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to
(19:5). In spite of all the harm that Absalom take Him. Then Jesus said to them, “I shall be
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had caused, David was preoccupied with his
personal loss in a melancholy way that seems with you a little while longer, and then I go to
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to be consistent with his weakness as a father. Him who sent Me. You will seek Me and not
It was an unwarranted zeal for such a worth- find Me, and where I am you cannot come.”
35 Then the Jews said among themselves,
less son and a warning about the pitiful results
of sin. “Where does He intend to go that we shall not
find Him? Does He intend to go to the
Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the
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Psalm 66:16–20 Greeks? What is this thing that He said, ‘You
will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done you cannot come’?”
On the last day, that great day of the feast,
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for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone
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And He was extolled with my tongue. thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He
18 who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,
If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear. out of his heart will flow rivers of living
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19 But certainly God has heard me; water.” But this He spoke concerning the
He has attended to the voice of my prayer. Spirit, whom those believing in Him would
receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given,
20 Blessed be God, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Who has not turned away my prayer, 40 Therefore many from the crowd, when
Nor His mercy from me!
they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the
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Proverbs 16:31–32 Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.”
But some said, “Will the Christ come out of
31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, 42
If it is found in the way of righteousness. Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the
Christ comes from the seed of David and from
He who is slow to anger is better than the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
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the mighty, 43 So there was a division among the people
And he who rules his spirit than he because of Him. Now some of them wanted
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who takes a city. to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
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