John:7:1-31
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee :
for he would not walk in Jewry ,
because the Jews sought to kill him .
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Now the Jews '
feast of tabernacles was at hand .
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His brethren therefore said unto him ,
Depart hence ,
and go into Judaea ,
that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest .
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For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret ,
and he himself seeketh to be known openly .
If thou do these things ,
shew thyself to the world .
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For neither did his brethren believe in him .
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Then Jesus said unto them ,
My time is not yet come :
but your time is alway ready .
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The world cannot hate you ;
but me it hateth ,
because I testify of it ,
that the works thereof are evil .
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Go ye up unto this feast :
I go not up yet unto this feast ;
for my time is not yet full come .
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When he had said these words unto them ,
he abode still in Galilee .
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But when his brethren were gone up ,
then went he also up unto the feast ,
not openly ,
but as it were in secret .
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Then the Jews sought him at the feast ,
and said ,
Where is he ?
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And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him :
for some said ,
He is a good man :
others said ,
Nay ;
but he deceiveth the people .
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Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews .
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Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple ,
and taught .
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And the Jews marvelled ,
saying ,
How knoweth this man letters ,
having never learned ?
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Jesus answered them ,
and said ,
My doctrine is not mine ,
but his that sent me .
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If any man will do his will ,
he shall know of the doctrine ,
whether it be of God ,
or whether I speak of myself .
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He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory :
but he that seeketh his glory that sent him ,
the same is true ,
and no unrighteousness is in him .
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Did not Moses give you the law ,
and yet none of you keepeth the law ?
Why go ye about to kill me ?
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The people answered and said ,
Thou hast a devil :
who goeth about to kill thee ?
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Jesus answered and said unto them ,
I have done one work ,
and ye all marvel .
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Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision ; (
not because it is of Moses ,
but of the fathers ;)
and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man .
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If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision ,
that the law of Moses should not be broken ;
are ye angry at me ,
because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day ?
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Judge not according to the appearance ,
but judge righteous judgment .
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Then said some of them of Jerusalem ,
Is not this he ,
whom they seek to kill ?
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But ,
lo ,
he speaketh boldly ,
and they say nothing unto him .
Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ ?
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Howbeit we know this man whence he is :
but when Christ cometh ,
no man knoweth whence he is .
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Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught ,
saying ,
Ye both know me ,
and ye know whence I am :
and I am not come of myself ,
but he that sent me is true ,
whom ye know not .
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But I know him :
for I am from him ,
and he hath sent me .
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Then they sought to take him :
but no man laid hands on him ,
because his hour was not yet come .
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And many of the people believed on him ,
and said ,
When Christ cometh ,
will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done ?