John 7:1-9

New International Reader's Version

Jesus Goes to the Feast of Booths

7 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He didn’t want to travel around in Judea. That was because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. ² The Jewish Feast of Booths was near. ³ Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea. Then your disciples there will see the works that you do. ⁴ No one who wants to be well known does things in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” ⁵ Even Jesus’ own brothers did not believe in him.

⁶ So Jesus told them, “The time for me to show who I really am is not here yet. For you, any time would be the right time. ⁷ The people of the world can’t hate you. But they hate me. This is because I am a witness that their works are evil. ⁸ You go to the feast. I am not going up to this feast. This is because my time has not yet fully come.” ⁹ After he said this, he stayed in Galilee.