John 7:9-23

9After saying this, Jesus stayed in Galilee.

10But after his brothers had gone to the festival, Jesus went. He didn’t go publicly but secretly.

11The Jews were looking for Jesus in the crowd at the festival. They kept asking, “Where is that man?”

12The crowds argued about Jesus. Some people said, “He’s a good man,” while others said, “No he isn’t. He deceives the people.”

13Yet, no one would talk openly about him because they were afraid of the Jews.

14When the festival was half over, Jesus went to the temple courtyard and began to teach.

15The Jews were surprised and asked, “How can this man be so educated when he hasn’t gone to school?”

16Jesus responded to them, “What I teach doesn’t come from me but from the one who sent me.

17Those who want to follow the will of God will know if what I teach is from God or if I teach my own thoughts.

18Those who speak their own thoughts are looking for their own glory. But the man who wants to bring glory to the one who sent him is a true teacher and doesn’t have dishonest motives.

19Didn’t Moses give you his teachings? Yet, none of you does what Moses taught you. So why do you want to kill me?”

20The crowd answered, “You’re possessed by a demon! Who wants to kill you?”

21Jesus answered them, “I performed one miracle, and all of you are surprised by it.

22Moses gave you the teaching about circumcision (although it didn’t come from Moses but from our ancestors). So you circumcise a male on a day of rest—a holy day.

23If you circumcise a male on the day of rest—a holy day, to follow Moses’ Teachings, why are you angry with me because I made a man entirely well on the day of rest—a holy day?