John 7:1-23 ▼

1 And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for He did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him,

2 and the celebration of the Jews was near—that of Shelters—

3 His brothers, therefore, said to Him, “Depart from here, and go away to Judea, that Your disciples may also behold Your works that You do;

4 for no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be in public; if you do these things—reveal Yourself to the world”;

5 for not even His brothers were believing in Him.

6 Jesus, therefore, says to them, “My time is not yet present, but your time is always ready;

7 the world is not able to hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil.

8 You—go up to this celebration; I do not yet go up to this celebration, because My time has not yet been fulfilled”;

9 and saying these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

10 And when His brothers went up, then also He Himself went up to the celebration, not openly, but as in secret;

11 the Jews, therefore, were seeking Him in the celebration, and said, “Where is that One?”

12 And there was much murmuring about Him among the multitudes, some indeed said, “He is good”; and others said, “No, but He leads the multitude astray”;

13 no one, however, was speaking freely about Him, through fear of the Jews.

14 And it being now the middle of the celebration, Jesus went up to the temple, and He was teaching,

15 and the Jews were wondering, saying, “How has this One known letters—having not learned?”

16 Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me;

17 if anyone may will to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or—[if] I speak from Myself.

18 He who is speaking from himself seeks his own glory, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

19 has not Moses given you the Law? And none of you does the Law; why do you seek to kill Me?”

20 The multitude answered and said, “You have a demon, who seeks to kill You?”

21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all wonder,

22 because of this, Moses has given you the circumcision—not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers—and on a Sabbath you circumcise a man;

23 if a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with Me that I made a man all whole on a Sabbath?