(A)Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. (B)His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” For (C)even His (D)brothers did not believe in Him.

Then Jesus said to them, (E)“My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. (F)The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me (G)because I testify of it that its works are evil. You go up to this feast. I am not [a]yet going up to this feast, (H)for My time has not yet fully come.” When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

The Heavenly Scholar

10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. John 7:8 NU omits yet

But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles(A) was near, Jesus’ brothers(B) said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him.(C)

Therefore Jesus told them, “My time(D) is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me(E) because I testify that its works are evil.(F) You go to the festival. I am not[a] going up to this festival, because my time(G) has not yet fully come.” After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

10 However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. John 7:8 Some manuscripts not yet