1After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He did not wish7.1 Other ancient authorities read was not at liberty to go about in Judea because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill him. 2Now the Jewish festival of Booths7.2 Or Tabernacles was near. 3So his brothers said to him, ‘Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing; 4for no one who wants7.4 Other ancient authorities read wants it to be widely known acts in secret. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.’ 5(For not even his brothers believed in him.) 6Jesus said to them, ‘My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. 7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its works are evil. 8Go to the festival yourselves. I am not7.8 Other ancient authorities add yet going to this festival, for my time has not yet fully come.’ 9After saying this, he remained in Galilee.
10But after his brothers had gone to the festival, then he also went, not publicly but as it were7.10 Other ancient authorities lack as it were in secret. 11The Jews were looking for him at the festival and saying, ‘Where is he?’ 12And there was considerable complaining about him among the crowds. While some were saying, ‘He is a good man’, others were saying, ‘No, he is deceiving the crowd.’ 13Yet no one would speak openly about him for fear of the Jews.
14About the middle of the festival Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach. 15The Jews were astonished at it, saying, ‘How does this man have such learning,7.15 Or this man know his letters when he has never been taught?’ 16Then Jesus answered them, ‘My teaching is not mine but his who sent me. 17Anyone who resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own. 18Those who speak on their own seek their own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and there is nothing false in him.
37On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38and let the one who believes in me drink. As7.38 Or come to me and drink. 38 The one who believes in me, as the scripture has said, “Out of the believer's heart7.38 Gk out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” ’ 39Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit,7.39 Other ancient authorities read for as yet the Spirit (others, Holy Spirit) had not been given because Jesus was not yet glorified.
40When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, ‘This is really the prophet.’ 41Others said, ‘This is the Messiah.’7.41 Or the Christ But some asked, ‘Surely the Messiah7.41 Or the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he? 42Has not the scripture said that the Messiah7.42 Or the Christ is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?’ 43So there was a division in the crowd because of him. 44Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.