1 J esus 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.

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

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

Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.

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

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

4 I f 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.”

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

5 N ot even His brothers were putting their trust in Him.

For not even His brothers were believing in Him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 J esus told His brothers this and then stayed in Galilee.

Having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.

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

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

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

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

12 T here 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.”

There 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.”

13 N o one spoke about Him in front of other people. They were afraid of the Jews. Jesus Tells Where His Teaching Is From

Yet no one was speaking openly of Him for fear of the Jews.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 T he 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.

He 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.

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

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

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

The crowd answered, “ You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”

21 J esus said to them, “I did one work and you are surprised.

Jesus answered them, “I did one deed, and you all marvel.

22 M oses 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.

For 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.

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

If 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?

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

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

28 T hen 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.

Then 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.

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

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

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

But 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?”

32 T he 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.

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

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

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

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

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

35 T he 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?

The 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?

36 W hat 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

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

37 I t 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.

Now 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.

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

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

39 J esus 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

But 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

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

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

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

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

42 D o 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?”

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

43 T he people were divided in what they thought about Him.

So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.

44 S ome of them wanted to take Him. But no one put their hands on Him.

Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

45 T he 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?”

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

46 T he soldiers answered, “No man has ever spoken like this Man speaks.”

The officers answered, “ Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.”

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

The Pharisees then answered them, “ You have not also been led astray, have you?

48 H as anyone of the leaders or anyone from our group believed in Him?

No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?

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

But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.”

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

Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

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

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

52 T hey 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.”

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

53 T hen everyone went home.

'> Everyone went to his home.