Jesus Teaches at the Feast

1And after this Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2Now the feast of tabernacles, a feast of the Jews, was near. 3Then his brothers said to him: Depart hence, and go into Judea, that your disciples may see your works which you do; 4for no one does any thing in secret, while he himself seeks to be before the public. If you do these things, show yourself to the world. 5For neither did his brothers believe on him. 6Then Jesus said to them: My time has not yet come; but your time is always ready. 7The world can not hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. 8Do you go up to this feast. I go not up now to this feast, because my time has not yet fully come. 9These things said he to them, and remained in Galilee.

10But when his brothers had gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but, as it were, in secret. 11Then the Jews sought for him at the feast, and said: Where is he? 12And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said: He is a good man. Others said: No; but he deceives the multitude. 13However, no one spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews.

14Now in the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15And the Jews were astonished, and said: How has this man a knowledge of letters, having never been taught? 16Then Jesus answered and said: My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17If any one will do his will, he shall know with respect to the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak of myself. 18He who speaks of himself, seeks his own glory; he who seeks the glory of him that sent him, he is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

19Did not Moses give you the law? and not one of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me? 20The multitude answered and said: You have a demon: who seeks to kill you? 21Jesus answered and said to them: I have done one work, and you are all astonished on account of this. 22Moses gave you circumcision, (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers,) and you circumcise a man on the sabbath-day. 23If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath-day, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I have restored the entire man to health on the sabbath-day? 24Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Is Jesus the Christ?

25Then said some of the men of Jerusalem: Is not this he whom they seek to kill? 26and, lo, he is speaking boldly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers really learned that this is the Christ? 27But we know this man, whence he is. But when the Christ comes, no one knows whence he is. 28Then Jesus cried out in the temple, as he was teaching, and said: You both know me, and you know whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you know not. 29But I know him, because I am from him, and he has sent me. 30Then they sought to take him; yet no one laid his hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31And many of the multitude believed on him, and said: When the Christ comes, will he do more signs than these which this man has done?

32The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and chief priests sent attendants to take him. 33Then Jesus said to them: Yet a little while I am with you, and I go away to him that sent me. 34You will seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, you can not come. 35Then the Jews said among themselves: Whither is this man about to go, that we shall not find him? Is he about to go to those who are dispersed among the Greeks, and to teach the Greeks? 36What means this saying which he uttered, You will seek me, and will not find me; and, Where I am you can not come?

Living Water

37On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. 38He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, from his inner self shall flow rivers of living water. 39But this he spoke of the Spirit, which those who believe on him were about to receive; for the Holy Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

Division over Jesus

40Therefore, many of the multitude, when they had heard this word, said: This is, in truth, the prophet. 41Others said: This is the Christ. But others said: Does the Christ come out of Galilee? 42Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the posterity of David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David was? 43So there was a division among the multitude because of him. 44And some of them desired to take him; but no one laid hands on him.

The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

45Then came the attendants to the chief priests and the Pharisees; and they said to them: Why have you not brought him? 46The attendants answered: Never did man speak like this man. 47Then the Pharisees answered them: Are you also deceived? 48Has any one of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believed on him? 49But this multitude that know not the law are cursed. 50Nicodemus said to them (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them): 51Does our law condemn a man unless it first hear from him, and know what he does? 52They answered and said to him: Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee arises no prophet. 53And every one departed to his own house.