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12 There was considerable dispute about him among the crowds.

“He’s a good man!” some were saying.

“No, he isn’t,” others would reply. “He’s deceiving the people!”

13 But nobody dared speak about him openly, for fear of the Judaeans.

14 About the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the Temple and began to teach.

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12 Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”

Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.”(A) 13 But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.(B)

Jesus Teaches at the Festival

14 Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.(C)

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