12Therefore, let us encircle the just, because he is useless to us, and he is against our works, and he reproaches us with our legal offenses, and makes known to us the sins of our way of life. 13He promises that he has the knowledge of God and he calls himself the son of God. 14He was made among us to expose our very thoughts. 15He is grievous for us even to behold, for his life is unlike other men’s lives, and immutable are his ways. 16It is as if we are considered by him to be insignificant, and he abstains from our ways as from filth; he prefers the newly justified, and he glories that he has God for his father. 17Let us see, then, if his words are true, and let us test what will happen to him, and then we will know what his end will be. 18For if he is the true son of God, he will receive him and deliver him from the hands of his adversaries. 19Let us examine him with insult and torture, that we may know his reverence and try his patience. 20Let us condemn him to a most shameful death, for, according to his own words, God will care for him.” 21These things they thought, and they were mistaken, for their own malice blinded them. 22And they were ignorant of the mysteries of God; they neither hoped for the reward of justice, nor judged the value of holy souls.
17But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth. 18The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations. 19The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit. 20Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them. 21The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken. 22The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly. 23The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly.
1Then, after these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee. For he was not willing to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. 2Now the feast day of the Jews, the Feast of Tabernacles, was near. 3And his brothers said to him: “Move away from here and go into Judea, so that your disciples there may also see your works that you do. 4Of course, no one does anything in secret, but he himself seeks to be in the public view. Since you do these things, manifest yourself to the world.” 5For neither did his brothers believe in him. 6Therefore, Jesus said to them: “My time has not yet come; but your time is always at hand. 7The world cannot hate you. But it hates me, because I offer testimony about it, that its works are evil. 8You may go up to this feast day. But I am not going up to this feast day, because my time has not yet been fulfilled.” 9When he had said these things, he himself remained in Galilee. 10But after his brothers went up, then he also went up to the feast day, not openly, but as if in secret. 11Therefore, the Jews were seeking him on the feast day, and they were saying, “Where is he?” 12And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning him. For certain ones were saying, “He is good.” But others were saying, “No, for he seduces the crowds.” 13Yet no one was speaking openly about him, out of fear of the Jews. 14Then, about the middle of the feast, Jesus ascended into the temple, and he was teaching. 15And the Jews wondered, saying: “How does this one know letters, though he has not been taught?” 16Jesus responded to them and said: “My doctrine is not of me, but of him who sent me. 17If anyone has chosen to do his will, then he will realize, about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I am speaking from myself. 18Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But whoever seeks the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and injustice is not in him. 19Did not Moses give you the law? And yet not one among you keeps the law! 20Why are you seeking to kill me?” The crowd responded and said: “You must have a demon. Who is seeking to kill you?” 21Jesus responded and said to them: “One work have I done, and you all wonder. 22For Moses gave you circumcision, (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. 23If a man can receive circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you indignant toward me, because I have made a man whole on the Sabbath? 24Do not judge according to appearances, but instead judge a just judgment.” 25Therefore, some of those from Jerusalem said: “Is he not the one whom they are seeking to kill? 26And behold, he is speaking openly, and they say nothing to him. Could the leaders have decided that it is true this one is the Christ? 27But we know him and where he is from. And when the Christ has arrived, no one will know where he is from.” 28Therefore, Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying: “You know me, and you also know where I am from. And I have not arrived of myself, but he who sent me is true, and him you do not know. 29I know him. For I am from him, and he has sent me.” 30Therefore, they were seeking to apprehend him, and yet no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.