John 7:3-18

³his brothers told him, “You ought to leave and go to Judea so your followers will be able to see what miracles you can do.

⁴No one who wants to be famous keeps what they do hidden. If you can do such miracles, then show yourself to the world!”

⁵For even his own brothers really didn't believe in him.

⁶Jesus told them, “This is not my time to go, not yet; but you can go whenever you want, for any time's the right time for you.

⁷The world has no reason to hate you, but it does hate me, because I make it clear that its ways are evil.

⁸You go on to the festival. I'm not going to this festival because this is not the right time for me, not yet.”

⁹After saying this he stayed behind in Galilee.

¹⁰After his brothers left to go to the festival, Jesus also went, but not openly—he stayed out of sight.

¹¹Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were searching for him and kept on asking, “Where is he?”

¹²Many people in the crowds were complaining about him. Some said, “He's a good man,” while others argued, “No! He deceives people.”

¹³But no one dared to speak openly about him because they were afraid of what the Jewish leaders would do to them.

¹⁴When the festival was halfway through Jesus went to the Temple and began to teach.

¹⁵The Jewish leaders were very surprised, and asked, “How does this man have so much learning when he hasn't been educated?”

¹⁶Jesus answered, “My teaching is not from me but from the one who sent me.

¹⁷Anyone who chooses to follow what God wants will know if my teaching comes from God or if I'm only speaking for myself.

¹⁸Those who speak for themselves want to glorify themselves, but someone who glorifies the one who sent him is truthful and not deceitful.