1 A fter this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee, for He would not travel in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

2 N ow the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was drawing near.

Now the tabernacles, the feast of the Jews, was near.

3 S o His brothers said to Him, Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples may also see the works that You do.

His brethren therefore said to him, Remove hence and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest;

4 F or no one does anything in secret when he wishes to be conspicuous and secure publicity. If You do these things, show Yourself openly and make Yourself known to the world!

for no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be in public. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world:

5 F or His brothers did not believe in or adhere to or trust in or rely on Him either.

for neither did his brethren believe on him.

6 W hereupon Jesus said to them, My time (opportunity) has not come yet; but any time is suitable for you and your opportunity is ready any time.

Jesus therefore says to them, My time is not yet come, but your time is always ready.

7 T he world cannot hate you, but it does hate Me because I denounce it for its wicked works and reveal that its doings are evil.

The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil.

8 G o to the Feast yourselves. I am not going up to the Festival, because My time is not ripe.

Ye, go ye up to this feast. I go not up to this feast, for my time is not yet fulfilled.

9 H aving said these things to them, He stayed behind in Galilee.

Having said these things to them he abode in Galilee.

10 B ut afterward, when His brothers had gone up to the Feast, He went up also, not publicly, but by Himself quietly and as if He did not wish to be observed.

But when his brethren had gone up, then he himself also went up to the feast, not openly, but as in secret.

11 T herefore the Jews kept looking for Him at the Feast and asking, Where can He be?

The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

12 A nd there was among the mass of the people much whispered discussion and hot disputing about Him. Some were saying, He is good! Others said, No, He misleads and deceives the people!

And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is good; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.

13 B ut no one dared speak out boldly about Him for fear of the Jews.

However, no one spoke openly concerning him on account of fear of the Jews.

14 W hen the Feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple '> court] and began to teach.

But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.

15 T he Jews were astonished. They said, How is it that this Man has learning when He has never studied?

The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this letters, having never learned?

16 J esus answered them by saying, My teaching is not My own, but His Who sent Me.

Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but of him that has sent me.

17 I f any man desires to do His will (God’s pleasure), he will know (have the needed illumination to recognize, and can tell for himself) whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking from Myself and of My own accord and on My own authority.

If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or I speak from myself.

18 H e who speaks on his own authority seeks to win honor for himself. But He Who seeks the glory and is eager for the honor of Him Who sent Him, He is true; and there is no unrighteousness or falsehood or deception in Him.

He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that has sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.

19 D id not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law. why do you seek to kill Me ?

Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

20 T he crowd answered Him, You are possessed by a demon! Who seeks to kill You?

The crowd answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?

21 J esus answered them, I did one work, and you all are astounded.

Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one work, and ye all wonder.

22 N ow Moses established circumcision among you—though it did not originate with Moses but with the previous patriarchs—and you circumcise a person on the Sabbath day.

Therefore Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and ye circumcise a man on sabbath.

23 I f, to avoid breaking the Law of Moses, a person undergoes circumcision on the Sabbath day, have you any cause to be angry with (indignant with, bitter against) Me for making a man’s whole body well on the Sabbath?

If a man receives circumcision on sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be violated, are ye angry with me because I have made a man entirely sound on sabbath?

24 B e honest in your judgment and do not decide at a glance (superficially and by appearances); but judge fairly and righteously.

Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

25 T hen some of the Jerusalem people said, Is not this the Man they seek to kill?

Some therefore of those of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?

26 A nd here He is speaking openly, and they say nothing to Him! Can it be possible that the rulers have discovered and know that this is truly the Christ?

and behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers then indeed recognised that this is the Christ?

27 N o, we know where this Man comes from; when the Christ arrives, no one is to know from what place He comes.

But this we know whence he is. Now the Christ, when he comes, no one knows whence he is.

28 W hereupon Jesus called out as He taught in the temple '> porches], Do you know Me, and do you know where I am from? I have not come on My own authority and of My own accord and as self-appointed, but the One Who sent Me is true (real, genuine, steadfast); and Him you do not know!

Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me and ye know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye do not know.

29 I know Him because I come from His presence, and it was He Who sent Me.

I know him, because I am from him, and he has sent me.

30 T herefore they were eager to arrest Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, for His hour (time) had not yet come.

They sought therefore to take him; and no one laid his hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.

31 A nd besides, many of the multitude believed in Him. And they kept saying, When the Christ comes, will He do more miracles and produce more proofs and signs than what this Man has done?

But many of the crowd believed on him, and said, Will the Christ, when he comes, do more signs than those which this has done?

32 T he Pharisees learned how the people were saying these things about Him under their breath; and the chief priests and Pharisees sent attendants (guards) to arrest Him.

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers that they might take him.

33 T herefore Jesus said, For a little while I am with you, and then I go back to Him Who sent Me.

Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while I am with you, and I go to him that has sent me.

34 Y ou will look for Me, but you will not find Me; where I am, you cannot come.

Ye shall seek me and shall not find, and where I am ye cannot come.

35 T hen the Jews said among themselves, Where does this Man intend to go that we shall not find Him? Will He go to the Jews who are scattered in the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

The Jews therefore said to one another, Where is he about to go that we shall not find him? Is he about to go to the dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

36 W hat does this statement of His mean, You will look for Me and not be able to find Me, and, Where I am, you cannot come?

What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find; and where I am ye cannot come?

37 N ow on the final and most important day of the Feast, Jesus stood, and He cried in a loud voice, If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink!

In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.

38 H e who believes in Me as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow springs and rivers of living water.

He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

39 B ut He was speaking here of the Spirit, Whom those who believed (trusted, had faith) in Him were afterward to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).

But this he said concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on him were about to receive; for Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

40 L istening to those words, some of the multitude said, This is certainly and beyond doubt the Prophet!

out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.

41 O thers said, This is the Christ (the Messiah, Anointed One)! But some said, What? Does the Christ come out of Galilee?

Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, Does then the Christ come out of Galilee?

42 D oes not the Scripture tell us that the Christ will come from the offspring of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?

Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?

43 S o there arose a division and dissension among the people concerning Him.

There was a division therefore in the crowd on account of him.

44 S ome of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

But some of them desired to take him, but no one laid hands upon him.

45 M eanwhile the attendants (guards) had gone back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, Why have you not brought Him here with you?

The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?

46 T he attendants replied, Never has a man talked as this Man talks!

The officers answered, Never man spoke thus, as this man.

47 T he Pharisees said to them, Are you also deluded and led astray?

The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived?

48 H as any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in Him?

Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?

49 A s for this multitude (rabble) that does not know the Law, they are contemptible and doomed and accursed!

But this crowd, which does not know the law, are accursed.

50 T hen Nicodemus, who came to Jesus before at night and was one of them, asked,

Nicodemus says to them (being one of themselves),

51 D oes our Law convict a man without giving him a hearing and finding out what he has done?

Does our law judge a man before it have first heard from himself, and know what he does?

52 T hey answered him, Are you too from Galilee? Search, and you will see that no prophet comes (will rise to prominence) from Galilee.

They answered and said to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and look, that no prophet arises out of Galilee.

53 A nd they went, each to his own house.

And every one went to his home.