John 7

 

37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”[a]

39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

 

"누구든지 목마르거든 내게로 와서 마셔라. 나를 믿는 자는 성경에 이름과 같이 그 배에서 생수의 강이 넘쳐나리라" 예수그리스도는 초막절 때문에 모인 사람들에게 이렇게 초대의 말씀을 했습니다. 이 말씀은 곧 성령을 의미했습니다. 그리스도를 믿는 자들은 성령을 받는다는 말이었습니다. 그러나 그 때까지는 예수님께서 돌아가시기 전이었으므로 아직 성령이 주어지지 않았습니다.

 

On the last and greatest day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus extended an invitation to the gathered crowd, saying, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." This statement referred to the Holy Spirit, indicating that those who believe in Christ would receive the Spirit. However, up to that time, the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

 

40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”

41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?

42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”

43 Thus the people were divided because of Jesus.

44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

 

권세있는 그리스도의 말씀을 들은 사람들은 이분이야말로 선지자라고 하거나, 메시야라고 했습니다. 또 다른 이들은 어떻게 메시야가 갈릴리에서 나오는지 묻습니다. 메시야는 다윗의 자손으로부터 베들레헴에서 나온다고 성경은 말하지 않았느냐고 하면서 예수님때문에 사람들은 갈라졌습니다. 어떤 이들은 그를 체포하기를 원했지만 아무로 그에게 손대지는 못했습니다.

 

Upon hearing the authoritative words of Christ, some declared, "This is truly the Prophet," while others proclaimed, "He is the Messiah." However, some questioned, "How can the Messiah come from Galilee? Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David's descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?" Thus, the people were divided because of Jesus. Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. 

 

Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.

47 “You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted.

48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?

49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”

50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked,

51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”

 

성전 경비병들은 바리새인들에게 돌아왔습니다. 바리세인들이 왜 예수를 잡아오지 않았는지 묻습니다. 경비병들은 그리스도의 영적인 권위에 감히 체포할 수 없었던 것 같습니다. 아무도 그분처럼 말하는 사람을 보지 못했다고 말했더니 당신도 미혹되었는지 되묻습니다. 이전에 예수님을 찾아갔던 니고데모는 우리의 율법은 사람이 무엇을 했는지 그 말을 들어보지도 않고심판하는 율법인가 물었습니다. 바리새인들은 당신도 갈릴리에서 왔느냐? 선지자는 갈릴리에서 나오지 않는다고 가르칩니다.

 

The temple guards returned to the Pharisees, who questioned why they had not arrested Jesus. The guards, awed by Christ's spiritual authority, responded that they had never heard anyone speak as He did. The Pharisees retorted, asking if the guards had also been deceived. Nicodemus, who had previously visited Jesus, questioned whether their law condemned a man without first hearing him. The Pharisees dismissed this, asking if Nicodemus was also from Galilee, and asserted that no prophet arises from Galilee. 

 

예수그리스도는 다윗의 자손이었고 베들레헴에서 출생하셨습니다. 잘 알아보지도 않고 자신의 선입견, 자신만의 지식 범위 내에서 남을 비난하고 정죄하는 바리새인들의 모습이 우리의 모습이 되면 안되겠습니다. 한계가 있는 인간적인 지식과 선입견은 우리와 그리스도의 관계를 방해하기도 합니다. 말씀을 묵상하며 말씀 속에서 만나는 예수그리스도와 함께 동행하는 유스그룹이 되기를 축복합니다.

 

Jesus Christ was a descendant of David and was born in Bethlehem. The Pharisees, who criticized and condemned others based on their own preconceived notions and limited knowledge, serve as a cautionary example for us. Human limitations and biases can hinder our relationship with Christ. May we be a youth group that meditates on the Word and walks with Jesus Christ encountered within it.