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So His brothers said to Him, "Leave these parts and go into Judaea, that not only we but your disciples also may witness the miracles which you perform.

For even His brothers were not believers in Him.

Such was His answer, and He remained in Galilee.

When however His brothers had gone up to the Festival, then He also went up, not openly, but as it were privately.

If any one is willing to do His will, he shall know about the teaching, whether it is from God or originates with me.

The man whose teaching originates with himself aims at his own glory. He who aims at the glory of Him who sent him teaches the truth, and there is no deception in him.

On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

What do those words of his mean, `You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

So there was a violent dissension among the people on His account.

"Does our Law," he asked, "judge a man without first hearing what he has to say and ascertaining what his conduct is?"

They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground.

When however they persisted with their question, He raised His head and said to them, "Let the sinless man among you be the first to throw a stone at her."

Then, raising His head, Jesus said to her, "Where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

These sayings He uttered in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested Him, because His time had not yet come.

Now a slave does not remain permanently in his master's house, but a son does.

The father whose sons you are is the Devil; and you desire to do what gives him pleasure. *He* was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth--for there is no truth in him. Whenever he utters his lie, he utters it out of his own store; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I obey His commands.

As He passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from his birth.

So His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned--this man or his parents--that he was born blind?"

"Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.