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The Book of Jesus Chapter Eight: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
The Feast of Tabernacles at Jerusalem
JEWS.
Where is he?
NARRATOR.
There was much murmuring among the people concerning him. Some said:
PEOPLE.
He's a good man...
NARRATOR.
Others said:
PEOPLE.
No, he's leading the people astray.
NARRATOR.
However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jews. Now when the feast was about half over, Jesus went up into the
Temple and taught. The Jews were astonished and said:
JEWS.
How can this man read. He's never been taught?
JESUS.
My teaching is not mine, but comes from the one who sent me. If anyone is prepared to do His will, he will know of the teaching,
whether it originates of God or whether I speak of myself. When a man speaks of himself, he is seeking his own glory (honor). But
when he is working for the honor of the one who sent him, then he is sincere and no unrighteousness is in him. Didn't Moses give you
the Law? And yet none of you keeps the Law? Why are you going around trying to kill me?
PEOPLE.
You have a demon, who's going around trying to kill you?
JESUS.
I've done one work and you all marvel. Moses ordered you to practice circumcision not because it was Moses', but originated with the
patriarchs, and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath Day. If a man is circumcised on the Sabbath Day in order that the law of Moses
shouldn't be broken, why are you angry at me, because I made a man whole and complete on the Sabbath Day? Don't judge according
to appearances, but let your judgement be according to what's right.
NARRATOR.
Then some of the people in Jerusalem said:
PEOPLE.
Isn't this the man they want to kill? But look how boldly he speaks out and they don't say anything at all to him. Do the authorities
know in fact that this is the very Christ? But we know this man and where he came from. However, when the Christ appears, no one
will know where he comes from.
NARRATOR.
Then as Jesus taught in the Temple he cried out:
JESUS.
Yes, you know me and yes, you know where I came from. Yet I haven't come of myself, but He that sent me, whom you don't know,
is true. But I know Him, because I have come from Him and it was He who sent me.
NARRATOR.
They would have arrested him then; but, no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. And many of the people
believed in [on] him.
PEOPLE.
When the Christ comes, will he give more signs than this man has done?
NARRATOR.
The Pharisees heard what the people were saying about him. So they and the chief priests sent the Temple police to arrest him. Jesus
said to them:
JESUS.
I'm only going to be with you for a little while longer, then I will go back to the one who sent me. You will look for me and will not
be able to find me. Where I am, there you cannot come.
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