John 7:10-24 - Jesus At The Festival Of Tabernacles
10 But after his brothers had gone up to the festival, he went up too, not publicly but as it were privately. 11 At the festival the Jews were in quest of him, saying, "Where is he?" 12 And the crowd disputed about him hotly; some said, "He is a good man," but others said, "No, he is misleading the people." 13 For fear of the Jews, however, nobody spoke of him in public.
14 When the festival was half over, Jesus went up to the temple and began to teach. 15 [vss 15 [vss
16 Jesus told them in reply, "My teaching is not my own but his who sent me; 17 anyone who chooses to do his will, shall understand whether my teaching comes from God or whether I am talking on my own authority. 18 He who talks on his own authority aims at his own credit, but he who aims at the credit of the person who sent him, he is sincere, and there is no dishonesty in him. 19 Did not Moses give you the Law? ??and yet none of you honestly obeys the Law. Else, why do you want to kill me?"
20 The crowd replied, "You are mad. Who wants to kill you?"
21 Jesus answered them, "I have only performed one deed, and yet you are all amazed at it. 22 Moses gave you the rite of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, it came from your ancestors), and you will circumcise a man upon the sabbath. 23 Well, if a man gets circumcised upon the sabbath, to avoid breaking the Law of Moses, are you enraged at me for curing, not cutting, the entire body of a man upon the sabbath? 24 placed after 5:47] The Jews were amazed, saying, "How can this uneducated fellow manage to read?" 24 placed after 5:47] The Jews were amazed, saying, "How can this uneducated fellow manage to read?"