1 A fter these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

Jesus did not stay in the country of Judea because the Jews were trying to kill Him. After this He went from place to place in the country of Galilee.

2 N ow the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.

A religious gathering of the Jews was near. This gathering was called the Supper of Tents.

3 T herefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.

The brothers of Jesus said to Him, “Leave here and go to the country of Judea. Let Your followers there see the things You do.

4 F or no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

If a person wants others to know what he is doing, he does things to be seen. Since You are doing such things, show Yourself to the world.”

5 F or not even His brothers were believing in Him.

Not even His brothers were putting their trust in Him.

6 S o Jesus said to them, “ My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune.

Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come. But any time is good for you.

7 T he world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.

The world cannot hate you but it hates Me. I speak against the world because of its sinful works.

8 G o up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come.”

You go to the religious gathering. I am not going yet. My time has not yet come.”

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

Jesus told His brothers this and then stayed in Galilee.

10 B ut when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret.

His brothers went to the religious gathering. He went later by Himself so He would not be seen there.

11 S o the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and were saying, “Where is He?”

At the religious gathering the Jews were looking for Jesus. They were saying, “Where is He?”

12 T here was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”

There was much talk among the people about Him. Some said, “He is a good Man.” Others said, “No, He leads the people in the wrong way.”

13 Y et no one was speaking openly of Him for fear of the Jews.

No one spoke about Him in front of other people. They were afraid of the Jews. Jesus Tells Where His Teaching Is From

14 B ut when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach.

The religious gathering was half over when Jesus went to the house of God and taught.

15 T he Jews then were astonished, saying, “How has this man become learned, having never been educated?”

The Jews were surprised and wondered, saying, “How can this Man know so much when He has never been to school?”

16 S o Jesus answered them and said, “ My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

Jesus said to them, “What I teach is not Mine. It is from God Who sent Me.

17 I f anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.

If anyone will do what God wants, he will know if My teaching is from God, or if I am speaking of Myself.

18 H e who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

The man who speaks of himself is looking for greatness for himself. But He Who is looking for the greatness of the One Who sent Him is true. There is nothing false in Him.

19 “ Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?”

Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law. Why do you try to kill me?”

20 T he crowd answered, “ You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”

The people said, “You have a demon in You. Who is trying to kill You?”

21 J esus answered them, “I did one deed, and you all marvel.

Jesus said to them, “I did one work and you are surprised.

22 F or this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.

Moses gave you the religious act of becoming a Jew. (Yet it was not from Moses but from the early fathers.) You do this religious act on a man on the Day of Rest.

23 I f a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath?

Now if you can do that, why are you angry with Me for healing a man on the Day of Rest?

24 D o not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

Do not say a person is guilty by what you see. Be sure you know when you say what is right or wrong.”

25 S o some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?

Some of the people of Jerusalem said, “Is not this the Man the Jews want to kill?

26 L ook, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they?

But see! This Man is speaking out in the open. They are saying nothing to Him. Do the leaders know this is the true Christ?

27 H owever, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from.”

We know where this Man came from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He comes from.”

28 T hen Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “ You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

Then Jesus spoke with a loud voice as He taught in the house of God. He said, “You know Me. You know where I came from. I have not come on My own. The One Who sent Me is true but you do not know Him.

29 I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me.”

I know Him because I am from Him and He sent Me.”

30 S o they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Then they wanted to take Jesus but no one put his hands on Him. His time had not yet come.

31 B ut many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “ When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?”

Many of the people believed in Him. They said, “When Christ comes, will He do more powerful works than this Man?”

32 T he Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize Him.

The proud religious law-keepers heard the people talking about Jesus. The religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers sent soldiers to take Him.

33 T herefore Jesus said, “ For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.

Jesus said to them, “I will be with you a little while yet. Then I will go back to Him Who sent Me.

34 Y ou will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

You will look for Me but you will not find Me. Where I go, you cannot come.”

35 T he Jews then said to one another, “ Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He?

The Jews said to themselves, “Where can He go that we will not find Him? Will He go to our people who live among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

36 W hat is this statement that He said, ‘ You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’ ?”

What does He mean when He says, ‘You will look for Me but you will not find Me, and where I go, you cannot come’ ?” Jesus Promises to Give the Holy Spirit

37 N ow on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “ If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

It was the last and great day of the religious gathering. Jesus stood up and spoke with a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

38 H e who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”

The Holy Writings say that rivers of living water will flow from the heart of the one who puts his trust in Me.”

39 B ut this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. Division of People over Jesus

Jesus said this about the Holy Spirit Who would come to those who put their trust in Him. The Holy Spirit had not yet been given. Jesus had not yet been raised to the place of honor. The People Cannot Make Up Their Minds Who He Is

40 S ome of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.”

When many of the people heard His words, they said, “For sure, this is the One Who speaks for God.”

41 O thers were saying, “This is the Christ.” Still others were saying, “ Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He?

Others said, “He is the Christ!” Some said, “The Christ would not come from the country of Galilee, would He?

42 H as not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

Do not the Holy Writings say that the Christ will come from the family of David? Will He not come from the town of Bethlehem where David lived?”

43 S o a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.

The people were divided in what they thought about Him.

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

Some of them wanted to take Him. But no one put their hands on Him.

45 T he officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?”

The soldiers came back to the religious leaders of the Jews and to the proud religious law-keepers. They said to the soldiers, “Why did you not bring Him?”

46 T he officers answered, “ Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.”

The soldiers answered, “No man has ever spoken like this Man speaks.”

47 T he Pharisees then answered them, “ You have not also been led astray, have you?

The proud religious law-keepers said, “Have you been led the wrong way also?

48 N o one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?

Has anyone of the leaders or anyone from our group believed in Him?

49 B ut this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.”

As for all these people, they do not know the Law. They are guilty and will be punished by God.”

50 N icodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

(Nicodemus was one of the proud religious law-keepers. He had come to Jesus at another time.) Nicodemus said to them,

51 “ Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”

“Our Law does not say a man is guilty before he has been in court and before we know what he has done.”

52 T hey answered him, “ You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”

They said to him, “Are you from Galilee also? Look into the Word of God yourself. You will see that no one who speaks for God comes from Galilee.”

53 ' > Everyone went to his home.

Then everyone went home.