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John 8:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the Temple area, near the room where the Temple offerings were kept. But no one arrested him, because the right time for him had not yet come.

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When Jesus said this, the people tried to grab him. But no one was able even to touch him, because the right time for him had not yet come.

So you go to the festival. I will not go now, because the right time for me has not yet come.”

Jesus sat near the Temple collection box and watched as people put money into it. Many rich people put in a lot of money.

Some of the people wanted to arrest him. But no one tried to do it.

Jesus called his followers to him and said, “This poor widow put in only two small coins. But the truth is, she gave more than all those rich people.

The leading priests picked up the silver coins in the Temple. They said, “Our law does not allow us to keep this money with the Temple money, because this money has paid for a man’s death.”

They tried to get Jesus again, but he escaped from them.

When he said this, they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and then he left the Temple area.

When the teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story, they knew it was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus right then, but they were afraid of what the people would do.

There were four gatekeepers who were the leaders of all the gatekeepers. They were Levites. They had the job of caring for the rooms and treasures in God’s Temple.

Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Why do you come to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. Every day I sat in the Temple area teaching. You did not arrest me there.

Jesus looked up and saw some rich people putting their gifts to God into the Temple collection box.

Jesus answered, “Dear woman, why are you telling me this? It is not yet time for me to begin my work.”

When the festival was about half finished, Jesus went to the Temple area and began to teach.

Early in the morning he went back to the Temple area. The people all came to him, and he sat and taught them.




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