At The Feast Of Tabernacles
As Jesus was journeying through Galilee and Samaria, on his way to Jerusalem, he entered into a certain village, where he was met by ten men who were lepers.
Standing at a distance, these men cried out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests.
And it came to pass that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God."
And he fell down at the feet of Jesus, and gave him thanks. And this man was a Samaritan. And Jesus said, "Were there not ten cleansed, but where are the nine?
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger." And Jesus said unto him, "Arise, go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole."
While Jesus was thus leisurely making his way toward Jerusalem, there was much talk about him at the feast. Some said, "He is a good man," while others said, "Nay, but he deceiveth the people." The interest at length became so great that they sought after him, saying, " Where is he?"
Jesus, however, did not show himself openly until about the middle of the feast when he went up into the temple and began to teach. When the Jews heard him they marveled, saying, "How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
"Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory; but he that seeketh his glory that sent him the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
"Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and ye on the Sabbath day circumcise a man. If a man on the Sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken, are ye angry at me because I have made a man every whit whole on the Sabbath day? Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
"Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? Howbeit, we know this man whence he is; but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
"Then cried Jesus in the temple, as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. But I know him; for I am from him, and he hath sent me. "Then they sought to take him; but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?"