Now the feast of the Jews, (A)the Feast of Booths, was near. So His (B)brothers said to Him, “Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your (C)disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. For no one does anything in secret [a]when he himself is striving to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.” For not even His (D)brothers believed in Him. So Jesus *said to them, (E)My time is not yet here, but your time is always ready. (F)The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify about it, that (G)its deeds are evil. Go up to the feast yourselves; I am not going up to this feast, because (H)My time has not yet fully arrived.” Now having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.

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  1. John 7:4 Lit and

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.

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  1. John 7:8 Some manuscripts not yet