John 7:9-28

⁹When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

¹⁰But when His brothers had gone up, then also He Himself went up to the feast, not openly, but in private.

¹¹Then the Jews were seeking Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?”

¹²And there was much murmuring among the crowds concerning Him. Some on the one hand were saying, “He is a good Man”; while others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.”

¹³However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.

¹⁴But now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.

¹⁵And the Jews were marveling, saying, “How has this Man become learned, since He has not been educated?”

¹⁶Therefore Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

¹⁷If anyone desires to do His will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I am speaking on My own authority.

¹⁸He who speaks from himself is seeking his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

¹⁹Has not Moses given you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why are you seeking to kill Me?”

²⁰The crowd answered and said, “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”

²¹Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel.

²²Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

²³If 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?

²⁴Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

²⁵Therefore some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not He whom they are seeking to kill?

²⁶And look! He is speaking publicly, and they say nothing to Him. Can it be that the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Messiah?

²⁷However, we know where this Man is from; but whenever the Messiah comes, no one knows where He is from.”

²⁸Therefore Jesus cried out, as He was teaching in the temple, saying, “You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of my own accord, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.