John 7:3-10

3 So Jesus' brothers told him, "Leave this place, and go to Judea so that your disciples can see the things that you're doing.
4 No one does things secretly when he wants to be known publicly. If you do these things, you should let the world see you."
5 Even his brothers didn't believe in him.
6 Jesus told them, "Now is not the right time for me to go. Any time is right for you.
7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I say that what everyone does is evil.
8 Go to the festival. I'm not going to this festival right now. Now is not the right time for me to go."
9 After saying this, Jesus stayed in Galilee.
10 But after his brothers had gone to the festival, Jesus went. He didn't go publicly but secretly.
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