6-8 Jesus came back at them, “Don’t pressure me. This isn’t my time. It’s your time—it’s always your time; you have nothing to lose. The world has nothing against you, but it’s up in arms against me. It’s against me because I expose the evil behind its pretensions. You go ahead, go up to the Feast. Don’t wait for me. I’m not ready. It’s not the right time for me.”

9-11 He said this and stayed on in Galilee. But later, after his family had gone up to the Feast, he also went. But he kept out of the way, careful not to draw attention to himself. The Jews were already out looking for him, asking around, “Where is that man?”

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The world cannot hate you, but it hates me(A) because I testify that its works are evil.(B) You go to the festival. I am not[a] going up to this festival, because my time(C) has not yet fully come.” After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:8 Some manuscripts not yet