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Even Jesus' own brothers did not believe in him.
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So Jesus told them, "The right time has not yet come for me. For you, any time is right.
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The people of the world can't hate you. But they hate me. This is because I give witness that what they do is evil.
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"You go to the Feast. I am not yet going up to this Feast. For me, the right time has not yet come."
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After he said this, he stayed in Galilee.
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When his brothers had left for the Feast, he went also. But he went secretly, not openly.
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At the Feast the Jews were watching for him. They were asking, "Where is he?"
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Many people in the crowd were whispering about him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others replied, "No. He fools the people."
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But no one would say anything about him openly. They were afraid of the Jews.
Jesus Teaches at the Feast
14 Jesus did nothing until halfway through the Feast. Then he went up to the temple courtyard and began to teach.
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The Jews were amazed. They asked, "How did this man learn so much without studying?"