John 7:10-31

New King James Version

The Heavenly Scholar

¹⁰ But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. ¹¹ Then ^(A)the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” ¹² And ^(B)there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. ^(C)Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” ¹³ However, no one spoke openly of Him ^(D)for fear of the Jews.

¹⁴ Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and ^(E)taught. ^15 (F)And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”

^16 [a]Jesus answered them and said, ^(G)“My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. ^17 (H)If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. ^18 (I)He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who ^(J)seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and ^(K)no unrighteousness is in Him. ^19 (L)Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? ^(M)Why do you seek to kill Me?”

²⁰ The people answered and said, ^(N)“You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”

²¹ Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. ^22 (O)Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, ^(P)but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. ²³ If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because ^(Q)I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? ^24 (R)Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

Could This Be the Christ?

²⁵ Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to ^(S)kill? ²⁶ But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. ^(T)Do the rulers know indeed that this is ^[b]truly the Christ? ^27 (U)However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”

²⁸ Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, ^(V)“You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and ^(W)I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me ^(X)is true, ^(Y)whom you do not know. ^29 [c]But ^(Z)I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”

³⁰ Therefore ^(AA)they sought to take Him; but ^(AB)no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. ³¹ And ^(AC)many of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?”