New International Reader's Version

John 7:9-16 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

9. After he said this, he stayed in Galilee.

10. When his brothers had left for the Feast, he went also. But he went secretly, not openly.

11. At the Feast the Jews were watching for him. They were asking, "Where is he?"

12. Many people in the crowd were whispering about him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others replied, "No. He fools the people."

13. But no one would say anything about him openly. They were afraid of the Jews.

14. Jesus did nothing until halfway through the Feast. Then he went up to the temple courtyard and began to teach.

15. The Jews were amazed. They asked, "How did this man learn so much without studying?"

16. Jesus answered, "What I teach is not my own. It comes from the One who sent me.