John 7:6-24 - Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles
6 "My time," answered Jesus, "is not come yet, but your time is always here. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me, because I testify that its ways are evil. 8 Go yourselves up to the Festival; I am not going to this Festival yet, because my time has not yet come." 9 After telling them this, he stayed on in Galilee.
10 But, when his brothers had gone up to the Festival, Jesus also went up--not publicly, but privately. 11 The Jews were looking for him at the Festival and asking 'Where is he?'; 12 And there were many whispers about him among the people, some saying 'He is a good man;' others: 'No! he is leading the people astray.' 13 No one, however, spoke freely about him, for fear of the Jews.
14 About the middle of the Festival week, Jesus went up into the Temple Courts, and began teaching. 15 The Jews were astonished. "How has this man got his learning," they asked, "when he has never studied?"
16 So, in reply, Jesus said: "My teaching is not my own; it is his who sent me. 17 If any one has the will to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority. 18 The man who speaks on his own authority seeks honor for himself; but the man who seeks the honor of him that sent him is sincere, and there is nothing false in him. 19 Was not it Moses who gave you the Law? Yet not one of you obeys it! Why are you seeking to put me to death?"
20 "You must be possessed by a demon!" the people exclaimed. "Who is seeking to put you to death?"
21 "There was one thing I did," replied Jesus, "at which you are all still wondering. 22 But that is why Moses has instituted circumcision among you- -not, indeed, that it began with him, but with our ancestors--and that is why you circumcise even on a Sabbath. 23 When a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath to prevent the Law of Moses from being broken, how can you be angry with me for making a man sound and well on a Sabbath? 24 Do not judge by appearances; judge justly."