Jesus Teaches at the Feast

1AND Jesus after these things travelled about in Galilee: for he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2And a feast of the Jews was nigh, the feast of tabernacles. 3Then said his disciples to him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest. 4For no man doeth any thing in secret, yet seeketh himself to appear publicly: if thou doest these things, exhibit thyself to the world. 5For even his own brethren did not believe on him. 6Jesus therefore saith to them, My proper time is not yet come: but your time is always ready. 7The world cannot hate you, but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. 8Go ye up to this feast: for I am not yet going up to this feast, because my fixed time is not yet arrived. 9Thus speaking to them then, he continued in Galilee.

10But as soon as his disciples were gone up, then went he also himself up to the feast: not in public, but as in concealment. 11The Jews then sought for him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 12And there was a great murmur concerning him among the multitude: some said, Surely he is a good man: others said, No; he only deceiveth the people. 13Yet no person spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

14But now at the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man the scriptures, not being a scholar? 16Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17If any man will do his will, he shall know respecting the doctrine, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself. 18He that speaketh from himself, seeks his own individual honour: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true, and iniquity in him there is none.

19Hath not Moses given you the law, yet none of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me? 20The multitude answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who is seeking to kill thee? 21Jesus answered and said unto them, I have performed one work, and ye all marvel. 22Because Moses ordered you circumcision; (not that it comes from Moses, but from our ancestors;) so ye circumcise a man on the sabbath-day. 23If a man receive circumcision on the sabbath-day, that the law of Moses should not be violated; are ye incensed against me, because I have made a man whole on the sabbath-day? 24Judge not by appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Is Jesus the Christ?

25Then said some of the people of Jerusalem, is not this the man whom they are seeking to kill? 26And, lo! he speaketh openly, and they say not a word to him. Do the rulers certainly know that this man is really the Messiah? 27But we know this man whence he is: but when the Messiah cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. 28Then spake Jesus aloud as he was teaching in the temple, and said, Ye both know me, and ye know from whence I am: and I came not of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. 30Then they sought to apprehend him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 31But many of the multitude believed on him, and said, When the Messiah cometh, will he do greater miracles than those which this man doth?

32The Pharisees heard the people muttering these things respecting him; and the Pharisees and chief priests sent officers to apprehend him. 33Then said Jesus unto them, A little while longer I am with you, and I am going to him that sent me. 34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come. 35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will this man go, that we shall not find him? will he go to the dispersed among the Grecians, and teach the Greeks? 36What is this saying which he hath spoken, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come?

Living Water

37Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and spake aloud, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. 38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from his belly shall rivers flow of living water. 39(Now he spake this in reference to the Spirit, which they who believe on him should afterwards receive: for as yet the Holy Ghost was not given; because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Division over Jesus

40Many then of the multitude, when they heard this declaration, said, This man is certainly a prophet. 41Others said, He is the Messiah. But others said, No: for cometh the Messiah out of Galilee? 42Doth not the scripture say, That the Messiah cometh of the seed of David, and from the town of Bethlehem, whence David originally was? 43There was a division therefore among the multitude on account of him. 44Now some of them were desirous to apprehend him; but no one laid hands upon him.

The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

45Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisee; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him? 46The officers answered, Never did man before speak in such a manner as this man. 47The Pharisees then replied to them, Are ye also deluded? 48Hath any one of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? 49But this rabble, which knoweth not the law, is accursed. 50Nicodemus saith unto them, (the same person who came to him by night, being one of their body,) 51Doth our law condemn a man, without first hearing his defence, and knowing what he hath done? 52They answered and said to him, Art thou not from Galilee too? Search and see: for a prophet, out of Galilee, never was raised up. 53So each went to his own home.