John 7:1–18

Jesus at the Feast of Booths

7After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because ^pthe Jews¹ were seeking to kill him. ²Now ^qthe Jews’ Feast of ^rBooths was at hand. ^3sSo his brothers² said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. ⁴For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, ^tshow yourself to the world.” ^5uFor not even ^vhis brothers believed in him. ⁶Jesus said to them, ^w“My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. ⁷The world cannot hate you, but ^xit hates me because I testify about it that ^yits works are evil. ⁸You go up to the feast. I am not³ going up to this feast, for ^zmy time has not yet fully come.” ⁹After saying this, he remained in Galilee.

¹⁰But after ^ahis brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. ^11bThe Jews ^cwere looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” ¹²And there was much ^dmuttering about him among the people. ^eWhile some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, ^fhe is leading the people astray.” ¹³Yet ^gfor fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.

¹⁴About the middle of the feast Jesus went up ^hinto the temple and began teaching. ¹⁵The Jews therefore ⁱmarveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning,⁴ when he has never studied?” ¹⁶So Jesus answered them, ^j“My teaching is not mine, but his ^kwho sent me. ^17lIf anyone’s will is to do God’s⁵ will, ^mhe will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I ⁿam speaking on my own authority. ¹⁸The one who speaks on his own authority ^oseeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.