John 7:14-30 (Gospel)
- 14
- Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
- 15
- And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”
- 16
- Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.
- 17
- If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.
- 18
- He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.
- 19
- Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?”
- 20
- The people answered and said, “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”
- 21
- Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel.
- 22
- Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
- 23
- If 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?
- 24
- Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
- 25
- Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill?
- 26
- But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?
- 27
- However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”
- 28
- Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, “You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.
- 29
- But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”
- 30
- Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.