The Jews (of Hierusalem) seeking his death, he walketh in Galilee: where he signifieth to his brethren, that not in this feast Scenopegia, but in another (to wit, Pasch following) the Jews should kill him: that is, not when they would, but when he will. (10) Insomuch that at this feast he teacheth openly in the Temple, and converteth many, (14) both in the middle day (37) and the last day thereof, without any hurt, though also the Rulers send to apprehend him.
AFTER these things Jesus walked ‘into Galilee’, for he would not walk ‘into Jewry’: because the Jews sought to kill him. 2And the festival day of the Jews, * [a] Scenopegia, was at hand. 3And his Brethren said to him: Pass from hence, and go into Jewry; that thy Disciples also may see thy works which thou doest. 4For no man doth any thing in secret, and seeketh himself to be in public. If thou do these things, manifest thyself to the world. 5For neither did his Brethren believe in him. 6Jesus therefore saith to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. 7The world can not hate you. but me it hateth; because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil. 8Go you up to this festival day: ‘I go not up’ to this festival day; because my time is not yet accomplished.
9When he had said these things, himself tarried in Galilee. 10But after his brethren were gone up, then he also went up to the festival day, not openly, but as it were in secret. 11The Jews therefore sought him in the festival day, and said: Where is he? 12And there was much murmuring in the multitude of him. For certain said: That he is good. And others said: No, but he seduceth the multitudes. 13Yet no man spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14And when the festivity was now half done, Jesus went up into the Temple, and taught. 15And the Jews marvelled, saying: How doth this man know letters, whereas he hath not learned? 16Jesus answered them, and said: My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17If any man [b] will do the will of him, he shall understand of the doctrine whether it be of God, or I speak of myself. 18 [c] He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own glory. But he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true, and injustice in him there is not. 19Did not Moyses give you the Law, and none of you doth the law? 20Why seek you to kill me? The multitude answered, and said: [d] Thou hast a Devil, who seeketh to kill thee? 21Jesus answered and said to them: One work I have done; and you do all marvel. 22Therefore * Moyses gave you circumcision: not that it is of Moyses, but * of the Fathers, and in the Sabboth you circumcise a man. 23If a man receive circumcision in the Sabboth, that the Law of Moyses be not broken; are you angry at me because I have healed a man wholly in the Sabboth? 24Judge not according to the face, but judge just judgement.
25Certain therefore of Jerusalem said: Is not this he whom they seek to kill? 26And behold, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the Princes known indeed that this is Christ? 27But this man we know whence he is. But when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. 28Jesus therefore cried in the Temple teaching and saying: Both me you do know, and whence I am you know. And of myself I am not come, but he is true that sent me, whom you know not. 29I know him, because I am of him, and he sent me. 30They sought therefore to apprehend him; and no man laid hands upon him, because his hour was not yet come. 31But of the multitude many believed in him, and said: Christ, when he cometh shall he do more signs then these which this man doth? 32The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things touching him; and the Princes and Pharisees sent ministers to apprehend him. 33Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little time I am with you; and I go to him that sent me. 34 * You seek me, and shall not find: and where I am, you can not come. 35The Jews therefore said among themselves: whither will this man go, that we shall not find him? Will he go into the dispersion of the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? 36What is this saying that he hath said, You shall seek me, and shall not find; And where I am, you can not come.
37And in the last, the * great day of the festivity Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink. 38He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39(And this he said * of the Spirit that they should receive which believed in him. [e] For as yet the Spirit was not given: because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the Prophet indeed. 41Others said: This is Christ. But certain said: Why, doth Christ come from Galilee? 42Doth not the * scripture say: That of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem the town where David was, Christ doth come? 43Therefore there arose dissension in the multitude for him. 44And certain of them would have apprehended him; but no man laid hands upon him. 45The Ministers therefore came to the chief Priests and the Pharisees. And they said to them: Why have you not brought him? 46The ministers answered: Never did there man so speak, as this man. 47The Pharisees therefore answered them: Why, are you also seduced? 48Hath any of the Princes believed in him, or of the Pharisees? 49But this multitude that knoweth not the law, are accursed. 50Nicodemus said to them, [f] he * that came to him by night, who was one of them: 51Doth our Law judge a man, unless it first hear him, and know what he doth? 52They answered and said to him: Why, art thou also a Galilaean? ‘Search’, and see that from Galilee a Prophet riseth not. 53And every man returned to his house.
Footnotes
- ↑ Scenopegia (Lev. 23. σκηνωπηγια) is the feast of Tabernacles, which the Jews kept from the 7. of Octo. for eight days together by God’s commandment, for a memory that their Fathers dwelt by God’s protection forty years in tabernacles or tents, and not in houses, coming out of AEgypt. See Levit. 23, 34.
- ↑ The way to come to know the truth, is to live well.
- ↑ It is spoken of Antichrist specially, and it is true in all Heretics August. tract. 29. in Evang Joan.
- ↑ No marvel, when these speak thus to Christ himself, if Heretics call his Vicar Antichrist.
- ↑ This was fulfilled on whitsunday Act. 2. and afterward always by imposition of hands in the Sacrament of Confirmation: visibly in the primitive Church, and invisibly to the end of the world.
- ↑ Christ hath some good always even among the wicked, which secretly serve him and by wise delays avert the execution of unjust laws against him and his people, as Nicodemus and Gamaliel.
Margin Notes
- 1–13. The Ghospel upon Tuesday in Passion week.
- 14–31. The Ghospel upon the Tuesday in the 4. week of Lent.
- 32–39. The Ghospel upon Monday in Passion week.
Margin References
- 1. ‘ in Galilee
- 1. ‘ in Jewry
- 2. Lev. 23, 34.
- 8. ‘ I will not yet go up
- 22.
- Lev. 12, 3.
- Gen. 17, 20.
- 34. Joh. 13, 33.
- 37. Levit. 23, 36.
- 38.
- Joel 2. 28.
- Lev. 23, 36.
- 39. Act. 2, 1.
- 42. Psa. 131, 11. Mich. 5, 2.
- 50. Joa. 3, 2.
- 52. ‘Search the scriptures.
