Jēzus brāļu neticība
1 Pēc tam Jēzus pārstaigāja Galileju, jo pa Jūdeju viņš negribēja staigāt, tādēļ ka jūdi viņu meklēja nokaut. 2 Jūdu Būdiņu svētki bija tuvu. 3 Tad viņa brāļi viņam teica: “Dodies prom no šejienes un noej uz Jūdeju, lai arī tavi mācekļi redzētu darbus, kurus tu dari. 4 Jo neviens neko nedara slepenībā, ja grib nākt atklātībā. Ja tu dari tādus darbus, rādi sevi pasaulei,” – 5 jo pat viņa brāļi viņam neticēja. 6 Tad Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Mans laiks vēl nav pienācis, bet jūsu laiks vienmēr ir klāt. 7 Jūs pasaule nevar nīst, bet mani tā nīst, jo es liecinu par to, ka tās darbi ir ļauni. 8 Dodieties jūs uz svētkiem, bet es uz svētkiem vēl neeju, jo mans laiks vēl nav piepildīts.” 9 To teicis, viņš palika Galilejā.
Jēzus Būdiņu svētkos
10 Kad nu viņa brāļi aizgāja uz Būdiņu svētkiem, tad arī viņš nogāja – ne atklāti, bet it kā paslepus. 11 Tad svētkos jūdi viņu meklēja un runāja: “Kur viņš ir?” 12 Ļaudis visādi runāja par viņu. Daži sacīja: “Viņš ir labs!” Citi atkal teica: “Nē, viņš maldina ļaudis!” 13 Tomēr neviens par viņu nerunāja atklāti, jo tiem bija bailes no jūdiem. 14 Kad svētki bija jau pusē, Jēzus iegāja templī un sāka mācīt. 15 Jūdi brīnījās, sacīdami: “Kā viņš, nemācīts būdams, zina Rakstus?” 16 Tad Jēzus viņiem atbildēja: “Mana mācība nav mana, bet viņa, kas mani sūtījis. 17 Ja kāds grib darīt viņa gribu, tas pazīs šo mācību – vai nu tā ir no Dieva, vai es runāju no sevis paša. 18 Kas no sevis runā, tas meklē savu paša godu, bet, kas meklē tā godu, kas viņu sūtījis, tas ir patiess, un viņā nav netaisnības. 19 Vai Mozus jums nav devis bauslību? Bet neviens no jums nepilda bauslību. Kādēļ jūs gribat mani nogalināt?” 20 Ļaužu pūlis atbildēja: “Dēmons tevi apsēdis! Kurš gan tevi grib nogalināt?” 21 Uz to Jēzus viņiem teica: “Esmu darījis vienu darbu, un jūs visi brīnāties. 22 Jūs sabatā apgraizāt cilvēku, tādēļ ka Mozus jums devis apgraizīšanu – tā gan nav no Mozus, bet no tēviem. 23 Ja cilvēks var saņemt apgraizīšanu sabatā, nepārkāpjot bauslību, ko tad jūs dusmojat uz mani, ka es sabatā visu cilvēku esmu darījis veselu? 24 Netiesājiet pēc ārēji redzamā, bet spriediet taisnu tiesu!”
Vai šis ir Kristus?
25 Tad kādi jeruzālemieši teica: “Vai viņš nav tas, ko tie grib nogalināt? 26 Un skat! Viņš runā atklāti, un tie neko pret viņu nesaka. Vai tad vadoņi patiešām būtu atzinuši, ka šis ir Kristus? 27 Mēs taču zinām, no kurienes šis ir; bet, kad nāks Kristus, neviens nezinās, no kurienes viņš ir.” 28 Tad Jēzus, templī mācīdams, skaļi sauca: “Jūs zināt mani un zināt, no kurienes es esmu, un ne jau pats no sevis esmu nācis, bet patiess ir tas, kas mani sūtījis, un to jūs nepazīstat. 29 Bet es viņu pazīstu, jo esmu no viņa, un viņš ir mani sūtījis.” 30 Tad tie gribēja viņu sagūstīt, bet neviens viņam roku nepielika, jo viņa stunda vēl nebija nākusi. 31 Bet daudzi pūlī ticēja viņam un sacīja: “Kad Kristus nāks, vai viņš darīs vairāk zīmju, nekā šis ir darījis?”
Sargus sūta apcietināt Jēzu
32 Kad farizeji dzirdēja ļaudis par viņu tā runājam, virspriesteri un farizeji sūtīja sargus, lai tie viņu sagūstītu. 33 Tad Jēzus teica: “Vēl īsu brīdi esmu kopā ar jums, tad aizeju pie tā, kas mani sūtījis. 34 Jūs mani meklēsiet un neatradīsiet, un, kur esmu es, tur jūs nevarat nākt.” 35 Jūdi tad runāja savā starpā: “Kurp šis taisās iet, ka mēs viņu neatradīsim? Vai tik viņš negrib iet pie jūdiem, kas dzīvo grieķu zemēs, un mācīt grieķus? 36 Ko nozīmē vārdi, ko viņš sacīja: jūs meklēsiet mani un neatradīsiet, un, kur esmu es, tur jūs nevarat nākt?”
Dzīvā ūdens upes
37 Bet pēdējā lielajā svētku dienā Jēzus nostājās un sauca: “Kam slāpst, tas lai nāk pie manis un lai dzer, 38 kas man tic. Kā Rakstos sacīts, no tā plūdīs dzīvā ūdens straumes.” 39 To viņš sacīja par Garu, ko saņems tie, kas viņam tic. Jo Gars vēl nebija dots, tādēļ ka Jēzus vēl nebija ievests godībā.
Šķelšanās starp cilvēkiem
40 Šos vārdus dzirdējuši, daži no ļaužu pūļa sacīja: “Šis patiesi ir tas pravietis.” 41 Citi sacīja: “Šis ir Kristus.” Bet citi jautāja: “Vai gan Kristum ir jānāk no Galilejas? 42 Vai tad Raksti nesaka, ka Kristum jānāk no Dāvida dzimuma un no Betlēmes ciema, no kurienes bija Dāvids?” 43 Tad viņa dēļ ļaužu pūlī izcēlās šķelšanās. 44 Daži no tiem gribēja viņu satvert, taču neviens viņam rokas nepielika.
Valdības vīru neticība
45 Kad sargi atgriezās pie virspriesteriem un farizejiem, tie viņiem jautāja: “Kādēļ jūs neesat viņu atveduši?” 46 Sargi atbildēja: “Vēl nekad neviens cilvēks nav tā runājis kā šis cilvēks.” 47 Bet farizeji tiem jautāja: “Vai arī jūs esat pievilti? 48 Vai kāds no vadoņiem vai no farizejiem tic viņam? 49 Šis pūlis, kas nepazīst bauslības, ir nolādēts.” 50 Tad viens no viņiem, Nikodēms, kurš jau agrāk bija nācis pie Jēzus, jautāja: 51 “Vai mūsu bauslība tiesā cilvēku, ja iepriekš nav viņu uzklausījusi un uzzinājusi, ko viņš dara?” 52 Tie viņam atbildēja: “Vai arī tu esi no Galilejas? Izpēti un tu ieraudzīsi, ka no Galilejas nenāk neviens pravietis.” 53 Un tie aizgāja katrs savās mājās.
Jesus' Brothers Don't Have Faith in Him
1 Jesus decided to leave Judea and to start going through Galilee because the leaders of the people wanted to kill him. 2 It was almost time for the Festival of Shelters, 3 and Jesus' brothers said to him, “Why don't you go to Judea? Then your disciples can see what you are doing. 4 No one does anything in secret, if they want others to know about them. So let the world know what you are doing!” 5 Even Jesus' own brothers had not yet become his followers.
6 Jesus answered, “My time hasn't yet come, but your time is always here. 7 The people of this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that they do evil things. 8 Go on to the festival. My time hasn't yet come, and I am not going.” 9 Jesus said this and stayed on in Galilee.
Jesus at the Festival of Shelters
10 After Jesus' brothers had gone to the festival, he went secretly, without telling anyone.
11 During the festival the leaders of the people looked for Jesus and asked, “Where is he?” 12 The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying, “Jesus is a good man,” while others were saying, “He is lying to everyone.” 13 But the people were afraid of their leaders, and none of them talked in public about him.
14 When the festival was about half over, Jesus went into the temple and started teaching. 15 The leaders were surprised and said, “How does this man know so much? He has never been taught!”
16 Jesus replied:
I am not teaching something I thought up. What I teach comes from the one who sent me. 17 If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me. 18 If I wanted to bring honor to myself, I would speak for myself. But I want to honor the one who sent me. This is why I tell the truth and not a lie. 19 Didn't Moses give you the Law? Yet none of you obey it! So why do you want to kill me?
20 The crowd replied, “You're crazy! What makes you think someone wants to kill you?”
21 Jesus answered:
I worked one miracle, and it amazed you. 22 Moses commanded you to circumcise your sons. But it wasn't really Moses who gave you this command. It was your ancestors, and even on the Sabbath you circumcise your sons 23 in order to obey the Law of Moses. Why are you angry with me for making someone completely well on the Sabbath? 24 Don't judge by appearances. Judge by what is right.
25 Some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, “Isn't this the man they want to kill? 26 Yet here he is, speaking for everyone to hear. And no one is arguing with him. Do you suppose the authorities know he is the Messiah? 27 But how could that be? No one knows where the Messiah will come from, but we know where this man comes from.”
28 As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he shouted, “Do you really think you know me and where I came from? I didn't come on my own! The one who sent me is truthful, and you don't know him. 29 But I know the one who sent me, because I came from him.”
30 Some of the people wanted to arrest Jesus right then. But no one even laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. 31 A lot of people in the crowd put their faith in him and said, “When the Messiah comes, he surely won't perform more miracles than this man has done!”
Officers Sent To Arrest Jesus
32 When the Pharisees heard the crowd arguing about Jesus, they got together with the chief priests and sent some temple police to arrest him. 33 But Jesus told them, “I will be with you a little while longer, and then I will return to the one who sent me. 34 You will look for me, but you won't find me. You cannot go where I am going.”
35 The people asked each other, “Where can he go to keep us from finding him? Is he going to some foreign country where our people live? Is he going there to teach the Greeks? 36 What did he mean by saying that we will look for him, but won't find him? Why can't we go where he is going?”
Streams of Life-Giving Water
37 On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! 38 Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say.” 39 Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.
The People Take Sides
40 When the crowd heard Jesus say this, some of them said, “He must be the Prophet!” 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah!” Others even said, “Can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's hometown of Bethlehem?” 43 The people started taking sides against each other because of Jesus. 44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.
The Leaders Refuse To Have Faith in Jesus
45 When the temple police returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, they were asked, “Why didn't you bring Jesus here?”
46 They answered, “No one has ever spoken like this man!”
47 The Pharisees said to them, “Have you also been fooled? 48 Not one of the chief priests or the Pharisees has faith in him. 49 And these people who don't know the Law are under God's curse anyway.”
50 Nicodemus was there at the time. He was a member of the council, and was the same one who had earlier come to see Jesus. He said, 51 “Our Law doesn't let us condemn people before we hear what they have to say. We cannot judge them before we know what they have done.”
52 Then they said, “Nicodemus, you must be from Galilee! Read the Scriptures, and you will find that no prophet is to come from Galilee.”
A Woman Caught in Sin
53 Everyone else went home,
