New American Bible, Revised Edition

John 7:13-20 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

13. Still, no one spoke openly about him because they were afraid of the Jews.

14. When the feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple area and began to teach.

15. The Jews were amazed and said, “How does he know scripture without having studied?”

16. Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not my own but is from the one who sent me.

17. Whoever chooses to do his will shall know whether my teaching is from God or whether I speak on my own.

18. Whoever speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but whoever seeks the glory of the one who sent him is truthful, and there is no wrong in him.

19. Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

20. The crowd answered, “You are possessed! Who is trying to kill you?”