John 7:1-6

Jesus Goes to the Feast of Booths

1 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He stayed away from Judea on purpose. He knew that the Jews there were waiting to kill him.

2 The Jewish Feast of Booths was near.

3 Jesus' brothers said to him, "You should leave here and go to Judea. Then your disciples will see the kinds of things 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 right time has not yet come for me. For you, any time is right.