John 7:10-24

Christian Standard Bible

Jesus at the Festival of Shelters

¹⁰ After his brothers had gone up to the festival, then he also went up, not openly but secretly. ¹¹ The Jews were looking for him at the festival and saying, “Where is he?” ¹² And there was a lot of murmuring about him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good^(A) man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving^(B) the people.” ¹³ Still, nobody was talking publicly about him for fear of the Jews.

¹⁴ When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple^(C) and began to teach. ¹⁵ Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How is this man so learned,^(D) since he hasn’t been trained?”

¹⁶ Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t mine but is from the one who sent me.^{(E) 17} If anyone wants to do his will,^(F) he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own. ¹⁸ The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory;^(G) but he who seeks the glory^(H) of the one who sent him is true,^(I) and there is no unrighteousness in him.^{(J) 19} Didn’t Moses^(K) give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law.^(L) Why are you trying to kill me?”

²⁰ “You have a demon!” the crowd responded. “Who is trying to kill you?”

²¹ “I performed one work,^(M) and you are all amazed,” Jesus answered. ²² “This is why Moses has given you circumcision^(N) —not that it comes from Moses but from the fathers^(O) —and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.^{(P) 23} If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath^(Q) so that the law of Moses^(R) won’t be broken, are you angry at me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath? ²⁴ Stop judging^(S) according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.”