Jesus arrives at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. He goes in secret, because he knows ghe Pharisees are waiting for him.
Halfway through the weeklong feast, Jesus goes to the temple and teaches.
Jesus had told his brothers that he was not "yet" going to the feast. When Jesus does go, he first hides the fact that he is there, but then changes it and makes a public appearance. So, at the very least, Jesus has changed his mind about keeping his attendance a secret or not. This might suggest that Jesus had changed his mind about going to the feast. If so, Jesus is modifying his actions based on changing events.
Regardless, the text is silent as to the reaction of his brothers at the feast and whether they thought that Jesus had lied to them. We can presume from this silence that it was not issue, and hence, they did not think he had lied.
Back to the story - the reaction of the crowd to Jesus is typical. Some are convinced, some are confused, and some want to kill him. A central problem for them is that Jesus came from Galilee. On one hand, they look down on Galileans as less sophisticated, but it is bigger than that. They had presumed that no one would know where the Messiah came from. This actually fits Jesus if one considers the divine birth, but at this point, it is not discussed.
The Pharisees ask the temple guards why they did not arrest Jesus. Their response was that "no one teaches like this man". This probably would have not satisfied the Pharisees. However, as the reader, we know that no one arrested Jesus because "it was not his time". This suggests some divine protection and intervention, especially in light of the weak response of the guards.
Our friend Nicodemus (Pharisee convert from John 3) defends Jesus to the other Pharisees. He asks whether the law allows them to kill a man without hearing what he actually says. At this, the other Pharisees respond by asking if Nicodemus is from Galilee, too.
We have no heard from Nicodemus since John 3. It probably has been a few years since his private discussion with Jesus and it seems he still is faithful. At the very least, he is reminding the Pharisees of their own law and the difference between criminal due process and murder.
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