John 7:1–18

Christ’s Brothers Do Not Believe

7After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, ^abecause the ¹Jews sought to kill Him. ^2bNow the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. ^3cHis brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. ⁴For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” ⁵For ^deven His ^ebrothers did not believe in Him.

⁶Then Jesus said to them, ^f“My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. ^7gThe world cannot hate you, but it hates Me ^hbecause I testify of it that its works are evil. ⁸You go up to this feast. I am not ²yet going up to this feast, ⁱfor My time has not yet fully come.” ⁹When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

Christ Secretly Goes to the Feast

¹⁰But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. ¹¹Then ^jthe Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” ¹²And ^kthere was much complaining among the people concerning Him. ^lSome said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” ¹³However, no one spoke openly of Him ^mfor fear of the Jews.

Christ’s Authority from the Father

¹⁴Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and ⁿtaught. ^15oAnd the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”

¹⁶³Jesus answered them and said, ^p“My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. ^17qIf anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. ^18rHe who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who ^sseeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and ^tno unrighteousness is in Him.