John 7:1-9

International Standard Version

The Unbelief of Jesus’ Brothers

7 After this, Jesus traveled^[a] throughout Galilee, because he didn’t want to travel^[b] in Judea, since the Jewish leaders^[c] there were trying to kill him. ² Now the Jewish Festival of Tents^[d] was approaching. ³ So his brothers told him, “You should leave this place and go to Judea, so that your disciples can see the actions that you’re doing, ⁴ since no one acts in secret if he wants to be known publicly. If you’re going to do these things, you should reveal yourself to the world!” ⁵ Not even his brothers believed in him.

⁶ Jesus told them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here.^{[e] 7} The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its actions are evil. ⁸ Go up to the festival yourselves. I am not going to this festival yet,^[f] because my time hasn’t fully come.” ⁹ After saying this, he remained in Galilee.