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But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple area, and began to ^(C1)teach.

^(C1)The Jews then were astonished, saying, "How has this Man ^(C2)become learned, not having been educated?"

So Jesus answered them and said, "^(C1)My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.

"^(C1)If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is of God, or I am speaking from Myself.

"The one who speaks from himself ^(C1)seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

"^(C1)Did Moses not give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why are you ^(C2)seeking to kill Me?"

The crowd answered, "^(C1)You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?"

Jesus answered them, "I did ^(C1)one ^(F1)deed, and you all are astonished.

"For this reason ^(C1)Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from ^(C2)the fathers), and even on a Sabbath you circumcise a man.

"^(C1)If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry at Me because I made an entire man well on a Sabbath?

"Do not ^(C1)judge by the outward appearance, but judge ^(F1)with righteous judgment."

So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, "Is this Man not the one whom they are seeking to kill?

"And yet look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. ^(C1)The rulers do not really know that this is the ^(F1)Christ, do they?

"However, ^(C1)we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from."

Then Jesus cried out in the temple, ^(C1)teaching and saying, "^(C2)You both know Me and you know where I am from; and ^(C3)I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

"^(C1)I do know Him, because ^(C2)I am from Him, and ^(C3)He sent Me."

So they ^(C1)were seeking to arrest Him; and yet no one laid a hand on Him, because His ^(C2)hour had not yet come.

But ^(C1)many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, "^(C2)When the ^(F1)Christ comes, He will not perform more ^(F2)(C3)signs than those which this man has done, will He?"

The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent ^(C1)officers to ^(C2)arrest Him.

Therefore Jesus said, "^(C1)For a little while longer I am going to be with you, and then ^(C2)I am going to Him who sent Me.

"^(C1)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come."

^(C1)The Jews then said to one another, "^(C2)Where does this Man intend to go that we will not find Him? He does not intend to go to ^(C3)the Dispersion among ^(C4)the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, does He?

"What is this statement that He said, '^(C1)You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"