Book of Common Prayer

The Time of The Patriarchs

⁸ By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out to a place which he was going-to receive for an inheritance. And he went out not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he stayed^[a] in the land of the promise as a land belonging-to-another, having dwelled in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow-heirs of the same promise. ¹⁰ For he was waiting-for the city having foundations, of which^[b] God is designer^[c] and maker^[d]. ¹¹ By faith— and Sarah herself being barren— he^[e] received power for the foundation^[f] of a seed^[g] even beyond the time of mature-age, since he regarded the One having promised to be faithful. ¹² Therefore indeed from one man— and he having become impotent as to these^[h] things— were born^[i] seed as the stars of heaven in number, and countless as the sand by the shore of the sea. ¹³ In accordance with faith, these^[j] all died not having received the promises, but having seen them from a distance, and having greeted them, and having confessed that they are strangers and pilgrims^[k] on the earth. ¹⁴ For the ones saying such things are making-clear that they are seeking-for a homeland. ¹⁵ And if they had been remembering that homeland from which they came out, they would have had opportunity to return— ¹⁶ but as-it-is, they are aspiring-to a better homeland; that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed-of them, to be called their God. For He prepared a city for them.

In The Middle of The Feast, Jesus Began Teaching In The Temple:

¹⁴ Now the Feast already being-at-the-middle, Jesus went up to the temple, and was teaching.

My Teaching Is From God And For His Glory. Why Do You Want To Kill Me?

¹⁵ Then the Jews were marveling, saying, “How does this One know writings^[a], not having learned?” ¹⁶ So Jesus responded to them and said “My teaching is not Mine, but the One’s having sent Me. ¹⁷ If anyone is willing^[b] to be doing His will, he will know about the teaching— whether it is from God, or I am speaking from Myself. ¹⁸ The one speaking from himself is seeking his own glory. But the One seeking the glory of the One having sent Him— this One is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. ¹⁹ Has not Moses given you the Law? And none of you is doing the Law! Why are you seeking to kill Me?”

Do Not Judge According To Appearance

²⁰ The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?” ²¹ Jesus responded and said to them, “I did one^[c] work, and you all marvel! ²² For this reason^[d] Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but it is from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on a Sabbath. ²³ If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath in order that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry^[e] at Me because I made an entire man sound^[f] on a Sabbath? ²⁴ Do not be judging according to appearance, but be judging the righteous judgment”.

The God Whom You Do Not Know Sent Me To You

²⁵ Then some of the people-of-Jerusalem were saying, “Is not this the One Whom they are seeking to kill? ²⁶ And look— He is speaking in public, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers did not perhaps really know^[g] that this One is the Christ, did they? ²⁷ However, we know where this One is from. But when the Christ is coming, no one knows where He is from”. ²⁸ So Jesus cried-out while teaching in the temple and saying, “You both know Me and You know where I am from. And^[h] I have not come of Myself. However, the One having sent Me is true— Whom you do not know. ²⁹ I know Him, because I am from Him. And that One sent Me forth”. ³⁰ Therefore they were seeking to seize Him. And no one put his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

I Will Be With You a Short Time Longer, Then I Am Returning To God

³¹ But many from the crowd believed in Him. And they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not do more^[i] signs than the ones which this One did, will He?”