7 ¹⁰ Later, when his brothers had gone to the festival, he went up himself, not publicly, but almost in secret. 7 ¹¹ The Jews were looking for him at the festival and asking, 'Where is he?', 7 ¹² and there was much whispering about him in the crowds. 'He is a good man', said some. 'No,' said others, 'he is leading the people astray.' 7 ¹³ However, no one talked about him openly, for fear of the Jews.

7 ¹⁴ WHEN THE FESTIVAL was already half over, Jesus went up to the temple and began to teach. 7 ¹⁵ The Jews were astonished: 'How is it', they said, 'that this untrained man has such learning?' 7 ¹⁶ Jesus replied, 'The teaching that I give is not my own; it is the teaching of him who sent me. 7 ¹⁷ Whoever has the will to do the will of God shall know whether my teaching comes from him or is merely my own. 7 ¹⁸ Anyone whose teaching is merely his own, aims at honour for himself. But if a man aims at the honour of him who sent him he is sincere, and there is nothing false in him.
7 ¹⁹ 'Did not Moses give you the Law? Yet you all break it. Why are you trying to kill me?' 7 ²⁰ The crowd answered, 'You are possessed! Who wants to kill you?' 7 ²¹ Jesus replied, 'Once only have I done work on the Sabbath, and you are all taken aback. 7 ²² But consider: Moses gave you the law of circumcision (not that it originated with Moses but with the patriarchs) and you circumcise on the Sabbath. 7 ²³ Well then, if a child is circumcised on the Sabbath to avoid breaking the Law of Moses, why are you indignant with me for giving health on the Sabbath to the whole of a man's body? 7 ²⁴ Do not judge superficially, but be just in your judgements.'