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.”

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10 But when His (A)brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as though in secret. 11 (B)So the Jews (C)were looking for Him at the feast and saying, “Where is He?” 12 And there was a great deal of talk about Him in secret among the crowds: (D)some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He is misleading the people.” 13 However, no one was speaking openly about Him, for (E)fear of [a]the Jews.

14 But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple area, and began to (F)teach. 15 (G)The Jews then were astonished, saying, “How has this man (H)become learned, not having been educated?” 16 So Jesus answered them and said, (I)My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me. 17 (J)If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is of God, or I am speaking from Myself. 18 The one who speaks from himself (K)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 (L)Did Moses not give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why are you (M)seeking to kill Me?” 20 The crowd answered, “(N)You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?” 21 Jesus answered them, “I did (O)one [b]deed, and you all are astonished. 22 For this reason (P)Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from (Q)the fathers), and even on a Sabbath you circumcise a man. 23 (R)If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry at Me because I made an entire man well on a Sabbath? 24 Do not (S)judge by the outward appearance, but judge [c]with righteous judgment.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:13 I.e., the Jewish leaders
  2. John 7:21 Or work
  3. John 7:24 Lit the righteous judgment