32 "THE Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him. Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, 35 ye can not come. The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go that we shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach 36 the Greeks? What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye can not come?
37 "Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come 38 unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living 39 water. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet 40 given; because Jesus was not yet glorified. Some of the 41 multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. Others said, This is the 42 Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village 43 where David was? So there arose a division in the 44 multitude because of him. And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
45 "The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him? 46 The officers answered, Never man so spake. The Pharisees 47 therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray? Hath any 48 of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees? But this 49 multitude which knoweth not the law are accursed. Nico50 demus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being 51 one of them), Doth our law judge a man, except it first 52 hear from himself and know what he doeth? They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet."
QUESTIONS.
Who learned of the attitude of the people toward Jesus?
To what action did this lead?
What was Jesus saying when the officers arrived?
What evident reference did he make to their errand?
What questions arose among the Jews concerning his departure from them?
What other statement of his was also discussed?
What time of the feast had now arrived? What lesson did Jesus connect with the principal ceremony of the day?
What promise did he make to every believer?
What was the real meaning of this figurative statement? Why was the fulfilment of the promise still future?
What did some of the people declare? What did others say? What objection was raised to this?
What scripture was quoted in the argument?
To what did these discussions lead?
What did some desire to do? Did they make the attempt?
After hearing Christ's teaching, where did the officers go?
What question was asked them?
What reply did they make?
How did the Pharisees express their surprise at the reply?
How did they show their regard for the action of the leaders?
How did they show their contempt for the action of the people?
