John 7:1-9

The Unbelief of Jesus' Brothers

1 After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since He did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill Him.

2 The Jewish Festival of Tabernacles^{[a] [b]} was near,

3 so His brothers said to Him, "Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works that You are doing.

4 For no one does anything in secret while he's seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."

5 (For not even His brothers believed in Him.)

6 Jesus told them, "My time has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand.

7 The world cannot hate you, but it does hate Me because I testify about it-that its deeds are evil.

8 Go up to the festival yourselves. I'm not going up to the festival yet, ^[c] because My time has not yet fully come."

9 After He had said these things, He stayed in Galilee.

Footnotes

• [a] Or Booths
• [b] One of 3 great Jewish religious festivals, along with Passover and Pentecost; Ex 23:14; Dt 16:16
• [c] Other mss omit yet