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John - ch 7 v 1 - 20
- After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.
- But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.
- So his brothers said to him, Go away from here into Judaea so that your disciples may see the works which you do.
- Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.
- For even his brothers had no belief in him.
- Jesus said to them, My time is still to come, but any time is good for you.
- It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
- Go you up to the feast: I am not going up now to the feast because my time has not fully come.
- Having said these things to them, he still kept in Galilee.
- But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.
- At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?
- And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
- But no man said anything about him openly for fear of the Jews.
- Now in the middle of the feast Jesus went up to the Temple and was teaching.
- Then the Jews were surprised and said, How has this man got knowledge of books? He has never been to school.
- Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.
- If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
- The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.
- Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?
- The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?
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