João 7

¹ After this, Jesus traveled about in Galilee, for he would not reside in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

² Now, the Jewish feast of tabernacles was near.

³ His brothers, therefore, said to him, Leave this country, and go to Judea, that your disciples may also see the works which you do.

⁴ For whoever courts renown, does nothing in secret: since you perform such things, show yourself to the world.

⁵ (For not even his brothers believed on him.)

⁶ Jesus answered, My time is not yet come; any time will suit you.

⁷ The world can not hate you; but me it hates, because I disclose the wickedness of its actions.

⁸ Go you to this festival: I go not thither, because it is not my time.

⁹ Having said this, he remained in Galilee.

¹⁰ But when his brothers were gone, he also went to the festival; not publicly, but rather privately.

¹¹ At the festival, the Jews inquired after him, and said, Where is he?

¹² And there was much whispering among the people concerning him. Some said, He is a good man. Others, No; he seduces the multitude.

¹³ No person, however, spoke freely of him, for fear of the Jews.

¹⁴ About the middle of the festival, Jesus went into the temple, and was teaching.

¹⁵ And the Jews said with astonishment, Whence comes this man's learning, who was never taught?

¹⁶ Jesus made answer, My doctrine is not mine, but his who sent me.

¹⁷ If any one will do his will, he shall discern whether my doctrine proceeds from God, or from myself.

¹⁸ Whosoever teaches what proceeds from himself, seeks to promote his own glory: whosoever seeks to promote the glory of him who sent him, deserves credit, and is a stranger to deceit.

¹⁹ Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?

²⁰ The people answered, You are possessed. Who seeks to kill you.

²¹ Jesus replied, I have performed one action, which surprises you all.

²² Moses instituted circumcision among you, (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs,) and you circumcise on the Sabbath.

²³ If, on the Sabbath, a man receive circumcision, that the law of Moses may not be violated; are you incensed against me, because, on the Sabbath, I have cured a man, whose whole body was disabled?

²⁴ Judge not from personal regards, but judge according to justice.

²⁵ Then some inhabitants of Jerusalem, said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?

²⁶ Lo! he speaks boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers, indeed, acknowledge that this is the Messiah?

²⁷ But we know whence this man is; whereas, when the Messiah shall come, no person will know whence he is.

²⁸ Jesus, who was then teaching in the temple, cried, Do you know both who, and whence I am? I came not of myself. But he is true, who sent me, whom you know not.

²⁹ As for me, I know him, because I came from him, and am commissioned by him.

³⁰ Then they sought to apprehend him, but none laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

³¹ Many of the people, however, believed on him, and said, When the Messiah shall come, will he do more miracles than this man does?

³² When the Pharisees heard that the people muttered such things concerning him, they and the chief priests dispatched officers to seize him.

³³ Jesus, therefore, said, Yet a little while I remain with you; then I go to him who sent me.

³⁴ You shall seek me, but shall not find me; nor be able to come where I am.

³⁵ The Jews said, among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersed Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

³⁶ What does he mean, by saying, You shall seek me, but shall not find me, nor be able to get thither, where I shall be.

³⁷ On the last, and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink.

³⁸ He who believes on me, as the scripture says, shall be like a cistern, whence rivers of living waters shall flow.

³⁹ This he spoke of the Spirit, which they who believed on him were to receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

⁴⁰ Many of the people having heard what was spoken, said, This is certainly the prophet.

⁴¹ Some said, This is the Messiah. Others, does the Messiah come from Galilee?

⁴² Does not the scripture say, that the Messiah will be of the posterity of David, and come from Bethlehem, the village whence David was?

⁴³ Thus the people were divided concerning him;

⁴⁴ and some of them would have seized him, but no person laid hands upon him.

⁴⁵ Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, Wherefore have you not brought him?

⁴⁶ The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.

⁴⁷ The Pharisees replied, Are you also seduced?

⁴⁸ Has any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees, believed on him?

⁴⁹ But this populace, which knows not the law, is accursed.

⁵⁰ Nicodemus, one of themselves, (he who came to Jesus by night,)

⁵¹ said to them, Does our law permit us to condemn a man, without hearing him, and knowing what he has done?

⁵² They answered him, Are you also a Galilean? Search, and you will find that prophets arise not out of Galilee.

⁵³ Then every man went to his own house;