Chapter 29—Feast of Tabernacles Three times a year, all the Jews were required to assemble for religious purposes at Jerusalem. Jesus had not attended several of these gatherings because of the enmity of the Jews. When he declared in the synagogue that he was the bread of life, many of those who had followed him apostatized and united with the Pharisees to watch him and spy upon his movements in the hope of finding cause to condemn him to death. {2SP 337.1}

Tre gange om året skulle jøderne samles i Jerusalem for at tilbede. Jesus havde ikke overværet mange af disse forsamlinger på grund af jødernes had. Da han vidnede i synagogen, at han var livets brød, faldt mange af hans tilhængere fra og forenede sig med farisæerne for at give agt på ham og udspejde, hvad han foretog sig, i håb om at finde grund til at fordømme ham til døden.