John:7:2-37
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Now the Jews '
Feast of Tabernacles was at hand .
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His brothers therefore said to Him , "
Depart from here and go into Judea ,
that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing .
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For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly .
If You do these things ,
show Yourself to the world ."
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For even His brothers did not believe in Him .
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Then Jesus said to them , "
My time has not yet come ,
but your time is always ready .
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The world cannot hate you ,
but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil .
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You go up to this feast .
I am not yet going up to this feast ,
for My time has not yet fully come ."
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When He had said these things to them ,
He remained in Galilee .
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But when His brothers had gone up ,
then He also went up to 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 complaining among the people concerning Him .
Some said , "
He is good ";
others said , "
No ,
on the contrary ,
He deceives the people ."
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However ,
no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews .
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Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught .
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And the Jews marveled ,
saying , "
How does this Man know letters ,
having never studied ?"
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Jesus answered them and said , "
My doctrine is not Mine ,
but His who sent Me .
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If 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 .
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He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory ;
but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true ,
and no unrighteousness is in Him .
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Did not Moses give you the law ,
yet none of you keeps the law ?
Why do you seek to kill Me ?"
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The people answered and said , "
You have a demon .
Who is seeking to kill You ?"
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Jesus answered and said to them , "
I did one work ,
and you all marvel .
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Moses therefore gave you circumcision (
not that it is from Moses ,
but from the fathers ),
and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath .
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If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath ,
so that the law of Moses should not be broken ,
are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath ?
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Do not judge according to appearance ,
but judge with righteous judgment ."
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Now some of them from Jerusalem said , "
Is this not He whom they seek to kill ?
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But look !
He speaks boldly ,
and they say nothing to Him .
Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ ?
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However ,
we know where this Man is from ;
but when the Christ comes ,
no one knows where He is from ."
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Then Jesus cried out ,
as He taught in the temple ,
saying , "
You both know Me ,
and you know where I am from ;
and I have not come of Myself ,
but He who sent Me is true ,
whom you do not know .
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But I know Him ,
for I am from Him ,
and He sent Me ."
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Therefore they sought to take Him ;
but no one laid a hand on Him ,
because His hour had not yet come .
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And many of the people believed in Him ,
and said , "
When the Christ comes ,
will He do more signs than these which this Man has done ?"
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The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him ,
and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him .
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Then Jesus said to them , "
I shall be with you a little while longer ,
and then I go to Him who sent Me .
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You will seek Me and not find Me ,
and where I am you cannot come ."
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Then the Jews said among themselves , "
Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him ?
Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks ?
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What is this thing that He said , "
You will seek Me and not find Me ,
and where I am you cannot come '?"
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On the last day ,
that great day of the feast ,
Jesus stood and cried out ,
saying , "
If anyone thirsts ,
let him come to Me and drink .
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