1After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, Mt 17:22 since He did not want to travel in Judea Lk 1:5 because the Jews Jn 11:36 were trying to kill Him. Jn 5:18

2The Jewish Festival of Tabernacles Or Booths One of 3 great Jewish religious festivals, along with Passover and Pentecost; Ex 23:14; Dt 16:16 Ex 23:16 was near,

3so His brothers Mk 3:21,31-35; 6:3; Lk 8:19 said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works Mk 6:28; Jn 5:36; Heb 3:9; Rv 15:3 that You are doing.

4For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

5(For not even His brothers believed in Him.)

6Jesus told them, “My time Ps 37:39; Lk 20:10; Jn 7:8 has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand.

8Go up to the festival yourselves. I’m not going up to the festival yet, Other mss omit yet because My time has not yet fully come.”

9After He had said these things, He stayed in Galilee.

10After His brothers had gone up to the festival, then He also went up, not openly but secretly.

11The Jews were looking for Him at the festival and saying, “Where is He? ”

12And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good Gn 1:31 man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He’s deceiving Rv 20:10 the people.”

13Still, nobody was talking publicly about Him because they feared the Jews.

14When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple complex Ac 21:26 and began to teach.

15Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How does He know the Scriptures, Mt 26:54 since He hasn’t been trained? ”

16Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t Mine but is from the One who sent Me. Jn 5:19,30

20“You have a demon! ” the crowd responded. “Who wants to kill You? ”

21“I did one work, Jn 5:36; Heb 3:9; Rv 15:3 and you are all amazed,” Jesus answered.

25Some of the people of Jerusalem Mt 23:37 were saying, “Isn’t this the man they want to kill?

26Yet, look! He’s speaking publicly and they’re saying nothing to Him. Can it be true that the authorities Lk 8:41; 12:58 know He is the Messiah? Mt 1:17; Eph 5:2

27But we know where this man is from. Mt 13:55; 21:11; Lk 4:22; Jn 6:42 When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from.”

28As He was teaching in the temple complex, Ac 21:26 Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me Jn 5:19 is true. You don’t know Him; Jn 1:26-33; 5:13; 8:14,19,55; 9:29-30; 12:35; 13:7; 14:5; 15:15,21; 20:14; Gl 4:8; 1Th 4:5; 2Th 1:8; Ti 1:16

29I know Him because I am from Him, and He sent Me.” Mk 9:37; Lk 10:22; Jn 1:6; 9:16

30Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour The time of His sacrificial death and exaltation; Jn 2:4; 8:20; 12:23,27; 13:1; 17:1 had not yet come.

31However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done, Jn 15:24 will He? ”

32The Pharisees Mk 7:3 heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests Mt 2:4 and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.

33Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time. Jn 12:35; 14:19; 16:5,16 Then I’m going to the One who sent Me. Jn 14:12; 16:5,10,17,28

34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” Jn 8:21; 13:33

35Then the Jews Jn 11:36 said to one another, “Where does He intend to go so we won’t find Him? He doesn’t intend to go to the Dispersion Jewish people scattered throughout Gentile lands who spoke Gk and were influenced by Gk culture Jms 1:1; 1Pt 1:1 among the Greeks Gl 2:3 and teach the Greeks, does He?

36What is this remark He made: ‘You will look for Me, and you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’ Jn 8:21? ”

37On the last and most important day of the festival, Lv 23:34-36; Nm 29:35; Dt 16:13-14; Neh 8:18; Jn 5:1 Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me Other mss omit to Me Lk 14:26 and drink! Is 55:1; Rv 22:17

38The one who believes in Me, Jn 6:35 as the Scripture Mt 26:54 has said, Jesus may have had several OT passages in mind; Is 58:11; Ezk 47:1-12; Zch 14:8 will have streams of living water Jn 4:10-14 flow Ex 17:1-6; Ps 78:15-16; 105:40-41; Pr 18:4; Is 12:3; Ezk 47:1-11; Zch 14:8; Rv 22:1-2 from deep within him.”

39He said this about the Spirit. Ps 51:11; Jn 1:33; Ac 2:4; 8:15; Rm 8:9; Gl 5:25; Ti 3:5; Rv 3:22 Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit, Ac 2:33 for the Spirit Other mss read Holy Spirit had not yet been received Other mss read had not yet been given Lit the Spirit was not yet ; the word received is implied from the previous clause. because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

40When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet! ” Probably the Prophet in Dt 18:15 Jn 6:14

41Others said, “This is the Messiah! ” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He?

42Doesn’t the Scripture 2Pt 1:20 say that the Messiah comes from David’s Lk 1:27 offspring Lit seed and from the town of Bethlehem, Gn 35:19 where David once lived? ”

43So a division Jn 9:16; 1Co 1:10 occurred among the crowd because of Him.

44Some of them wanted to seize Him, Jn 10:39 but no one laid hands on Him.

45Then the temple police Jn 18:18 came to the chief priests Mt 2:4 and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why haven’t you brought Him? ”

46The police answered, “No man ever spoke like this! ” Other mss read like this man Mt 7:28-29

47Then the Pharisees responded to them: “Are you fooled Rv 20:10 too?

48Have any of the rulers Lk 8:41 or Pharisees believed in Him?

49But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed! ”

50Nicodemus Jn 3:1; 19:39 — the one who came to Him previously, being one of them — said to them,

51“Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it? ” Dt 1:16; 17:6; 19:15

52“You aren’t from Galilee Mt 17:22 too, are you? ” they replied. “Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” Jonah and probably other prophets did come from Galilee; 2Kg 14:25 2Kg 14:25

53So each one went to his house.