John 7:1-7

1 Later Jesus was going about his business in Galilee. He didn't want to travel in Judea because the Jews there were looking for a chance to kill him.

2 It was near the time of Tabernacles, a feast observed annually by the Jews.

3 His brothers said, "Why don't you leave here and go up to the Feast so your disciples can get a good look at the works you do?

4 No one who intends to be publicly known does everything behind the scenes. If you're serious about what you are doing, come out in the open and show the world."

5 His brothers were pushing him like this because they didn't believe in him either.

6 Jesus came back at them, "Don't crowd me. This isn't my time. It's your time - it's always your time; you have nothing to lose.

7 The world has nothing against you, but it's up in arms against me. It's against me because I expose the evil behind its pretensions.