1 A fter these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

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

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

Now the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was drawing near.

3 H is brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.

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

4 F or no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”

For 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!

5 F or even his brothers didn’t believe in him.

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

6 J esus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.

Whereupon 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.

7 T he world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.

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

8 Y ou go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled.”

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

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

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

10 B ut when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.

But 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.

11 T he Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, “Where is he?”

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

12 T here was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”

And 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!

13 Y et no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.

But no one dared speak out boldly about Him for fear of the Jews.

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

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

15 T he Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How does this man know letters, having never been educated?”

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

16 J esus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

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

17 I f anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

If 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.

18 H e who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

He 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.

19 D idn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps 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 seek to kill Me ?

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

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

21 J esus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel because of it.

Jesus answered them, I did one work, and you all are astounded.

22 M oses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.

Now 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.

23 I f a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath?

If, 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?

24 D on’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

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

25 T herefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill?

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

26 B ehold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?

And 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?

27 H owever we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

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

28 J esus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don’t know.

Whereupon 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!

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

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

30 T hey sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

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

31 B ut of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”

And 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?

32 T he Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

The 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.

33 T hen Jesus said, “I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.

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

34 Y ou will seek me, and won’t find me; and where I am, you can’t come.”

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

35 T he Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

Then 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?

36 W hat is this word that he said, ‘You will seek me, and won’t find me; and where I am, you can’t come’ ?”

What 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?

37 N ow on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!

Now 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!

38 H e who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”

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

39 B ut he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.

But 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).

40 M any of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”

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

41 O thers said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?

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

42 H asn’t the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

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

43 S o there arose a division in the multitude because of him.

So there arose a division and dissension among the people concerning Him.

44 S ome of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.

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

45 T he officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him?”

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

46 T he officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”

The attendants replied, Never has a man talked as this Man talks!

47 T he Pharisees therefore answered them, “You aren’t also led astray, are you?

The Pharisees said to them, Are you also deluded and led astray?

48 H ave any of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees?

Has any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in Him?

49 B ut this multitude that doesn’t know the law is accursed.”

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

50 N icodemus (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,

Then Nicodemus, who came to Jesus before at night and was one of them, asked,

51 “ Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”

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

52 T hey answered him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.”

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

53 E veryone went to his own house,

And they went, each to his own house.