John 7:1-3

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Jesus’ Brothers Don’t Believe

7 After this, Jesus ·traveled [walked] around Galilee. He did not want to ·travel [walk] in Judea, because the ·Jewish leaders [^LJews] there ·wanted [sought] to kill him [see 5:18]. ² [^LBut] It was [^Lnear the] time for the Feast of ·Shelters [Tabernacles; Booths; ^Can important annual festival celebrating harvest, sometimes known as Ingathering, and commemorating the exodus from Egypt; Ex. 23:16; Lev. 23:33–44; Deut. 16:13–17]. ³ So Jesus’ brothers [^Cchildren of Joseph and Mary born after Jesus, or children of Joseph from a previous marriage; Mark 3:21, 31–35] said to him, “You should leave here and go to Judea so your ·followers [disciples] there can see the ·miracles [^Lworks] you do.