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The time for the Festival of Shelters was near,
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so Jesus' brothers said to him, "Leave this place and go to Judea, so that your followers will see the things that you are doing.
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People don't hide what they are doing if they want to be well known. Since you are doing these things, let the whole world know about you!
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(Not even his brothers believed in him.)
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Jesus said to them, "The right time for me has not yet come. Any time is right for you.
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The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I keep telling it that its ways are bad.
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You go on to the festival. I am not going to this festival, because the right time has not come for me."
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He said this and then stayed on in Galilee.
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After his brothers had gone to the festival, Jesus also went; however, he did not go openly, but secretly.
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The Jewish authorities were looking for him at the festival. "Where is he?" they asked.
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There was much whispering about him in the crowd. "He is a good man," some people said. "No," others said, "he fools the people."