Struggles and Trust

^[1] After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. ^[2] But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, ^[3] Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. ^[4] No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” ^[5] For even his own brothers did not believe in him. ^[6] Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. ^[7] The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. ^[8] You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.” ^[9] After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee. ^[10] However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. ^[11] Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, “Where is he?” ^[12] Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.” ^[13] But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders. ^[14] Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach. ^[15] The Jews there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning without having been taught?” ^[16] Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. ^[17] Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. ^[18] Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. ^[19] Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?” ^[20] “You are demon-possessed,” the crowd answered. “Who is trying to kill you?” ^[21] Jesus said to them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. ^[22] Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath. ^[23] Now if a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing a man’s whole body on the Sabbath? ^[24] Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.” Scripture taken from the THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV Copyright &copy 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.&reg Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.