12 There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; asome were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”

13 Yet no one was speaking openly of Him for afear of the Jews.

14 But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to ateach.

15 aThe Jews then were astonished, saying, “How has this man bbecome learned, having never been educated?”

16 So Jesus answered them and said, “aMy teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

17 “aIf anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.

18 “He who speaks from himself aseeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

19 “aDid not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why do you bseek to kill Me?”

20 The crowd answered, “aYou have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”

21 Jesus answered them, “I did aone 1deed, and you all marvel.

22 “For this reason aMoses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from bthe fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.

23 “aIf a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath?

24 “Do not ajudge according to appearance, but 1judge with righteous judgment.”

25 So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?

26 “Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. aThe rulers do not really know that this is 1the Christ, do they?

27 “However, awe know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from.”