• John 7:35
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 35 εἶπον Said οὖν therefore οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews πρὸς toward ἑαυτούς selves Ποῦ Where οὗτος this [man] μέλλει is about πορεύεσθαι to be going ὅτι that ἡμεῖς we οὐχ not εὑρήσομεν will find αὐτόν; him? μὴ Not εἰς into τὴν the διασπορὰν dispersion τῶν of the Ἑλλήνων Greeks μέλλει he is about πορεύεσθαι to be going καὶ and διδάσκειν to be teaching τοὺς the Ἕλληνας; Greeks?

  • John 7:35
    American Standard Version

    • 35 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 the Greeks?

  • John 7:35
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 35 The Jews therefore said unto themselves—Whither is this one about to go, That we shall not find him? Unto the dispersion of the Greeks is he about to go, And teach the Greeks?

  • John 7:35
    King James Version

    • 35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 7:35

      the Jews: In this context where the chief priests and Pharisees are mentioned (Joh 7:32, 45), the designation “the Jews” apparently refers to the Jewish authorities or religious leaders.​—See study note on Joh 7:1.

      the Jews dispersed: Lit., “the dispersion.” In this context, the Greek word di·a·spo·raʹ refers to Jews living outside Israel. This dispersion, or Diaspora, took place because the Jews were exiled from their homeland when conquered by other nations​—first by the Assyrians, in the eighth century B.C.E., and then by the Babylonians, in the seventh century B.C.E. (2Ki 17:22, 23; 24:12-17; Jer 52:28-30) Only a remnant of the exiles returned to Israel; the rest remained scattered. (Isa 10:21, 22) By the fifth century B.C.E., Jewish communities were apparently found in the 127 provinces of the Persian Empire. (Es 1:1; 3:8) The expression used here at Joh 7:35 refers specifically to those who had been scattered among the Greeks. In the first century, there were Jewish populations in many Greek-speaking communities outside of Israel, for example, in Syria, Asia Minor, and Egypt, as well as in the European part of the Roman Empire, including Greece and Rome. Efforts to win converts to Judaism meant that, in time, a large number of people came to have some knowledge of Jehovah and of the Law that he gave to the Jews. (Mt 23:15) Jews and proselytes from many lands were present in Jerusalem for the Festival of Pentecost in 33 C.E., and they heard the good news about Jesus. Therefore, the dispersion of Jews throughout the Roman Empire contributed to the rapid spread of Christianity.