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1 AFTER these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. | |
2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. | |
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. | |
4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. | |
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him. | |
6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. | |
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. | |
8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. | |
9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. | |
10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. | |
11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? | |
12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. | |
13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. | |
14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. | |
15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? | |
16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. | |
17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. | |
18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. | |
19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? | |
20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? | |
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. | |
22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. | |
23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? | |
24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. | |
25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? | |
26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? | |
27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. | |
28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. | |
29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. | |
30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. | |
31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done? | |
32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. | |
33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. | |
34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. | |
35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? | |
36 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? | |
37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. | |
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. | |
39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) | |
40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. | |
41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? | |
42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? | |
43 So there was a division among the people because of him. | |
44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. | |
45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? | |
46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. | |
47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? | |
48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? | |
49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. | |
50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) | |
51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? | |
52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. | |
53 And every man went unto his own house. | |
