John 7:25-36 - Is Jesus The Christ?
25 Some of the people of Jerusalem said [about Jesus], "Is not this person the one they are trying to kill? 26 And look, he is speaking openly and they are not saying anything to him [about it]. Can it be that the [Jewish] authorities know that he really is the Messiah [i.e., the Christ, God's specially chosen one]? 27 However, we know where this man comes from, but when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from."
28 As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, He spoke out, and said, "You people [think you] know who I am and where I come from. I have not come on my own authority, but God, who sent me, is true and you do not know Him. 29 I know Him because I came from Him, for He sent me."
30 Then they [i.e., the authorities] tried to arrest Jesus, but no one laid a hand on Him because His time had not yet come. 31 But many people in the crowd believed in Him, saying, "When the Messiah does come, will he perform more [miraculous] signs than this man has done?"
32 The Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] heard the crowd whispering these things about Him, so the leading priests and Pharisees sent some Temple guards to arrest Him.
33 Therefore, Jesus said, "I will be with you for a little while longer, then I will go to the Father who sent me. 34 You people will be looking for me, but you will not find me; and you will not be able to go where I will be."
35 The Jews [i.e., the authorities] were saying among themselves, "Where will this man go that we will not be able to find him? Will he go where the Jewish people are scattered among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? 36 What did he mean by saying, 'You people will be looking for me, but will not find me; and you will not be able to go where I will be?'"