Jesus Teaches at the Feast

1After these things Jesus walked about in Galilee: for He was not willing to walk about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. 2And the feast of the Jews, tabernacles, was nigh. 3Then His brothers said to Him; Depart hence, and go into Judea; in order that thy disciples shall see thy works which thou art doing. For no one does anything in secret, and Himself seeks to be public. 4If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world. 5For His brothers were not believing on Him. 6Jesus says to them, My time is not yet; but your time is always ready. 7The world is not able to hate you; but it hates me, because I testify against it, that its works are evil. 8You go up to the feast: I do not go to this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled. 9Saying these things He remained in Galilee.

10And when His brothers went up to the feast, then Himself also went up, not openly, but in secret. 11Then the Jews were seeking Him at the feast, and saying, Where is He? 12And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning Him: some indeed were saying, That He is good; others were saying, No, but He deceives the multitude. 13No one indeed was speaking openly concerning Him on account of the fear of the Jews.

14But the feast already being midway, Jesus came up into the temple, and was teaching. 15Then the Jews marveled, saying; How does this one know letters, never having been taught? 16Then Jesus responded to them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but of Him that sent me; 17if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak for myself. 18He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: he that seeketh the glory of Him that sent Him, the same is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

19Did not Moses give you the law? and no one of you does the law. Why do you seek to kill me? 20And the multitude responded, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee? 21Jesus responded and said to them, I did one work, and you were all astonished. 22Moses gave you circumcision, not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers, and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, in order that the law of Moses may not be broken; are you mad at me, because I made a man entirely whole on the Sabbath? 24Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

Is Jesus the Christ?

25Then certain ones of Jerusalemites were saying, Is not this He whom they wished to kill? 26And behold He speaks publicly, and they say nothing to Him. Whether do the rulers truly know that He is the Christ? 27But we know Him whence He is: but when Christ may come, no one knows whence He is. 28Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, You indeed know me, and know whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but the one sending me is true, whom you do not know. 29I know Him, because I am with Him, and He sent me. 30Then they were seeking to arrest Him: and no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. 31And many from the multitude believed on Him; and continued to say, When Christ may come, will He do more miracles than this one is doing?

32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him; and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers, that they should arrest Him. 33Then Jesus said, Yet a little while I am with you, and I go to Him that sent me. 34You will seek me, and will not find me: and where I am, you are not able to come. 35Then the Jews said to themselves, Where is He about to go, that we shall not find Him? is He about to go into the Dispersion of the Greek, and teach the Greeks? 36What is this word which He said, You shall seek me, and not find me: and where I am, you are not able to come?

Living Water

37And on the last great day of the feast, Jesus stood and continued to cry out, saying, If any one thirst, let him come and drink. 38The one believing on me, as the Scripture said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water. 39And He spoke this concerning the Spirit, whom those believing on Him were about to receive: for the Spirit was not yet; because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Division over Jesus

40Then those hearing these words from the multitude, were saying, This is truly the prophet; 41others were saying, He is the Christ; others were saying, For whether does Christ come out of Galilee? 42Did not the Scripture say, that Christ comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was? 43Then there was a schism in the crowd on account of Him: 44and some of them wished to arrest Him; but no one laid hands on Him.

The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

45Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why did you not bring Him? 46The officers responded, Never did a man so speak, as this man speaks. 47And the Pharisees responded to them; Are ye also deceived? 48Whether has any one of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him? 49But this crowd knowing not the law are accursed. 50Nicodemus being one of them, says to them; 51Whether does our law judge a man, until it may first hear from him and know what he does? 52They responded and said to him, Whither art thou also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet rises out of Galilee. 53