John 7:14-24 - Teaching In The Temple

¹⁴ But when the Festival was about half over, Jesus went up into the Temple and began teaching. ¹⁵ Now the Jewish authorities were amazed, saying, "How can this man know so much, since he has never been educated?"

¹⁶ So, Jesus answered them, "What I am teaching is not mine, but [it belongs] to Him who sent me [i.e., to God]. ¹⁷ If anyone [really] desires to do what God wants, he will know whether my teaching comes from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority [only]. ¹⁸ The person who speaks on his own authority is [just] trying to gain honor for himself. But the One who tries to gain honor from God, who sent Him, is [committed to] truth, and there is nothing false in His heart. ¹⁹ Did not Moses give you the law, and yet not one of you is obeying it? Why are you trying to kill me?"

²⁰ [Someone from] the crowd answered, "You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?"

²¹ Jesus answered them, "I performed one [miraculous] deed and you were all amazed by it [i.e., the healing of the crippled man on the Sabbath day. See 5:1-9]. ²² [Now] Moses gave you [the ordinance of] circumcision and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath day. (Although it was [first] required by [your] forefathers, and not Moses). ²³ If a person is circumcised on a Sabbath day so that the law of Moses can be observed [properly, then why] are you upset with me for restoring a person to complete health on a Sabbath day? ²⁴ Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are."