¹ After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

² Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.

³ His brethren therefore said to him, Depart from here, 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 doest these things, show thyself to the world.

⁵ For neither did his brethren believe in him.

⁶ Then Jesus said to them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready.

⁷ The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.

⁸ Go ye up to this feast: I go not up yet to this feast; for my time is not yet full come.

⁹ When he had said these words to them, he abode still in Galilee.

¹⁰ But when his brethren had gone up, then he went also to 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 Yet no man spoke 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?¹

1. letters: or, learning

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 concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.

¹⁸ He that speaketh from 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 demon: who goeth about to kill thee?

²¹ Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

²² Moses therefore gave to you circumcision; (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath circumcise a man.

²³ If a man on the sabbath receiveth circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have restored a man to sound health on the sabbath?¹

1. that...: or, without breaking the law of Moses

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 to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

²⁷ But we know this man where he is from: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth where he is from.

²⁸ Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know where I am from: 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 to them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go to him that sent me.

³⁴ Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, there ye cannot come.

³⁵ Then said the Jews among themselves, Where will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?¹

1. Gentiles: or, Greeks

³⁶ What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, there ye cannot come?

³⁷ In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink.

³⁸ He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.

³⁹ (But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

⁴⁰ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, In 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 from 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 to them, Why have ye not brought him?

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

⁴⁷ Then the Pharisees answered them, Are ye also deceived?

⁴⁸ Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

⁴⁹ But this people who know not the law are cursed.

⁵⁰ Nicodemus saith to them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)¹

1. to Jesus: Gr. to him

⁵¹ Doth our law judge any man, before it heareth him, and knoweth what he doeth?

⁵² They answered and said to him, Art thou also from Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

⁵³ And every man went to his own house.