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¹ And, after these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee; for he was not wishing, in Judaea, to be walking, because the Jews were seeking to slay him.² But the feast of the Jews was near, that of the pitching of tents.³ His brethren, therefore, said unto him - Remove hence, and withdraw into Judaea, that, thy disciples also, may view thy works which thou art doing.⁴ For, no one, anything in secret, doeth, and yet is seeking, himself, to be well-known. If, these things, thou art doing, manifest thyself unto the world.⁵ For, not even his brethren, were believing on him.⁶ Jesus, therefore, saith unto them - My season, not yet, is here; but, your season, at anytime, is ready:⁷ The world cannot hate you; but, me, it hateth, because, I, bear witness concerning it, that, the works thereof, are, wicked.⁸ Ye, go up unto the feast: I, not yet, am coming up unto this feast, because, my season, not yet, hath fully come.⁹ And, these things, having said unto them, he was still abiding in Galilee.¹⁰ But, when his brethren had gone up unto the feast, then, he also, went up, - not openly, but as it were in secret.¹¹ The Jews, therefore, were seeking him in the feast, and were saying - Where is that one?¹² and there was great, murmuring, about him among the multitudes: some, indeed, were saying - Good, is he! but, others, were saying - Not so! but he is leading the multitude astray.¹³ No one, nevertheless, was speaking, openly, about him, because of their fear of the Jews.

¹⁴ Presently, however, the feast being at its height, Jesus went up unto the temple and was teaching.¹⁵ The Jews, therefore, began to marvel, saying - How, doth this one know, letters, not having learned?¹⁶ Jesus, therefore, answered them, and said - My teaching, is not mine, but his who sent me.¹⁷ If any one intend, his will, to do, he shall get to know concerning the teaching - whether it is, of God, or, I, from myself, am speaking,¹⁸ He that, from himself, doth speak, his own glory, is seeking: he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same, is, true, and, injustice, in him, is there none.¹⁹ Did not, Moses, give you the law? And yet, not one of you, doeth the law! - Why, seek ye, to slay, me?²⁰ The multitude answered - A demon, thou hast: Who, is seeking, to slay, thee?²¹ Jesus answered, and said unto them - One work, I did, and ye, all, are marvelling:²² For this cause, Moses, hath given you, circumcision, - not that, of Moses, it is, but of the fathers; - and, on Sabbath, ye circumcise a man.²³ If, circumcision, a man receiveth, on Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, with me, are ye bitter as gall, because, a whole man, I made, well, on Sabbath?²⁴ Be not judging according to appearance, but, just judgment, be judging,²⁵ So then, some of them of Jerusalem were saying - Is not, this, he whom they are seeking to kill?²⁶ And yet, see! with freedom of speech, he is talking, and, nothing, unto him, do they say: - Have the rulers perhaps come to know, of a truth, that, this, is, the Christ?²⁷ But, as for this one, we know whence he is; The Christ, however, whensoever he shall come, no one, getteth to know whence he is.²⁸ Jesus, therefore, cried aloud in the temple, teaching, and saying - Both me, ye know, and ye know whence I am, - and yet, of myself, have I not come, but he is real, who sent me, whom, ye, know not.²⁹ I, know him, because, from him, I am, and, he, sent me forth.³⁰ They were seeking therefore to seize him; and yet no one laid on him his hand, because, not yet, had come his hour.³¹ But, from amongst the multitude, many, believed on him, and were saying - The Christ, whensoever he cometh, greater signs, will he do, than those which, this one, did?³² The Pharisees hearkened unto the multitude murmuring concerning him these things; and the High-priests and the Pharisees sent forth officers, that they might seize him.³³ Jesus, therefore, said - Yet a little time, I am, with you, and withdraw unto him that sent me:³⁴ Ye shall seek me, and not find me, and, where, I, am, ye, cannot come.³⁵ The Jews, therefore, said unto themselves - Whither, is, this one, about to go, that we shall not find him? Unto the dispersion of the Greeks, is he about to go, and teach the Greeks?³⁶ What, is this which he said: Ye shall seek me and not find me, and, where, I, am, ye, cannot come?

³⁷ Now, on the last - the great - day of the feast, Jesus was standing, and he cried aloud, saying - If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink:³⁸ He that believeth on me - just as said the Scripture, - River, from within him, shall flow, of living water.³⁹ Now, this, spake he concerning the Spirit which they who believed on him were about to receive; for, not yet, was there Spirit, because, Jesus, not yet, was glorified!⁴⁰ Some from amongst the multitude, therefore, having hearkened unto these words, were saying - This, is, in truth, the prophet.⁴¹ Others, were saying - This, is, the Christ. But, others, were saying - Out of Galilee, is, the Christ, to come?⁴² Hath not the Scripture said: Of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was, cometh the Christ?⁴³ A division, therefore, arose in the multitude, because of him.⁴⁴ Certain, indeed, from among them, were wishing to seize him; but, no one, thrust upon him his hands.

⁴⁵ So then the officers came unto the High-priests and Pharisees, and, they, said unto them - For what cause, have ye not brought him?⁴⁶ The officers answered - Never, man spake thus!⁴⁷ The Pharisees, therefore, answered them - Surely, ye also, have not been led astray?⁴⁸ Surely, none of the rulers, hath believed in him, nor of the Pharisees?⁴⁹ But, this multitude, that take no note of the law, are, laid under a curse.⁵⁰ Nicodemus saith unto them - he that came unto him formerly, being, one, from among them - ⁵¹ Surely, our law, doth not judge the man, unless it hear first from him, and get to know what he is doing?⁵² They answered and said unto him - Surely, thou also, art not, of Galilee? Search and see! That, out of Galilee, a prophet is not to arise.⁵³