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¹ AFTER these Jeshu walked in Galila; for he would not walk in Jihuda, because the Jihudoyee had sought to kill him.² And the feast of tabernacles of the Jihudoyee drew nigh.³ And his brethren said to Jeshu, Remove thee hence, and go into Jihuda, that thy disciples may see the works which thou doest.⁴ For there is no man who doeth any thing in concealment, and willeth himself to be in openness: if these things thou doest, show thyself to the world.⁵ For neither did his brethren believe in him, in Jeshu.⁶ Jeshu saith to them, My time until now cometh not, but your time is always ready.⁷ The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I bear witness against it that the works of it are evil.⁸ Go you up to this feast: I do not ascend now to this feast, because my time is not yet complete.⁹ These things said he, and remained in Galila.¹⁰ But when his brethren had ascended to the feast, then also he ascended; not in openness, but as in concealment.¹¹ But the Jihudoyee sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he ?¹² and there was great murmuring concerning him among the people; for some said that he was good, and others said, No; but he deceiveth the people.¹³ But no man openly spoke of him, for fear of the Jihudoyee.

¹⁴ But when the days of the feast divided, Jeshu ascended to the temple, and taught.¹⁵ And the Jihudoyee wondered and said, How knoweth this man the scripture, when he hath not learned ?¹⁶ Jeshu answered and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his who sent me.¹⁷ Whosoever willeth to do his will understandeth my doctrine, if it be from Aloha, or (if) from the will of myself I speak.¹⁸ He who from the will of his (own) mind speaketh, the glory of himself seeketh; but he who the glory of him who hath sent him seeketh, is true, and no iniquity is in him.¹⁹ Did not Musha give you the law? But no man of you keepeth the law. Why seek you to kill me ?²⁰ The people answered, saying, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee ?²¹ Jeshu answered and said to them, One work have I performed, and all of you wondered on this account.²² Musha gave you circumcision, not because it was from the fathers, and on the shabath you circumcise a man.²³ But if a man is circumcised on the day of shabath because the law of Musha may not be broken, why against me do you murmur, because I have altogether healed a man on the day of shabath ?²⁴ Judge not with acceptance of persons, [fn] but righteous judgment judge you. ²⁵ And some of Urishlem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill ?²⁶ and, behold, openly he discourseth, and nothing say they to him. Do the elders know that this is truly the Meshicha?²⁷ Yet of this we know from whence he is; but when the Meshicha cometh, no man knoweth from whence he is.²⁸ Jeshu lifted up his voice as he taught in the temple, and said, You know me, and from whence I am you know: and of myself I am not come; but true is he who sent me, he whom you know not.²⁹ But I know him who am from him; and he hath sent me.³⁰ And they sought to apprehend him; but no man laid hands on him, because not yet was come his hour.³¹ But many of the multitude believed in him, and said, When the Meshicha is come, will he exceed the miracles which this doeth ?³² The Pharishee heard the assembly, that they said these things of him, and the chief priests sent officers to apprehend him.³³ Jeshu said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him who sent me:³⁴ and you will seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am you cannot come.³⁵ The Jihudoyee say among themselves, Whither is this about to go, that we cannot find him ? To the countries of the nations is he to go, and to teach the Heathens ?³⁶ What is this word he hath said, You shall seek me, and not find me; and where I am you cannot come ?

³⁷ BUT in the great day, which was the last of the feast, stood Jeshu and cried, and said, If (any) man thirst, let him come unto me and drink;³⁸ for whosoever believeth in me, as have said the scriptures, rivers of living waters shall flow from his belly.³⁹ But this he spake of the Spirit which they should receive who believe in him. For not yet was the Spirit given, because not yet was Jeshu glorified.⁴⁰ Now many of the assemblies who heard his words said, This is truly the Prophet.⁴¹ Others said, This is the Meshicha. Others said, How from Galila cometh the Meshicha?⁴² Hath not the scripture said, That from the seed of David, and from Beth-lechem the town of David, cometh the Meshicha ?⁴³ And there was a division concerning him among the assemblies;⁴⁴ and there were men of them who would have apprehended him; but no man laid hands on him.

⁴⁵ AND those officers came to the chief priests and the Pharishee; and the priests said to them, Why have you not brought him ?⁴⁶ The officers say to them, Never so spake a son of man as speaks this man !⁴⁷ The Pharishee say to them, Are you also deceived?⁴⁸ Have any of the heads, or of the Pharishee, believed in him ?⁴⁹ But if this people who know not the law (believe in him), they are accursed.⁵⁰ One of them, Nikodimos, he who came to Jeshu by night, saith to them,⁵¹ Does our law condemn a man unless it shall hear from him first, and know what he hath done ?⁵² They answered and said to him, Art thou also of Galila ? Investigate, and see, that the Prophet from Galila ariseth not.