John 7:1–13 (LEB)
1And after these things Jesus was going about in Galilee. For he did not want to go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.
2Now the feast of the Jews—the feast of Tabernacles—was near.
3So his brothers said to him, “Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing.
4For no one does anything in secret and yet he himself desires to be publicly recognized. If you are doing these things, reveal yourself to the world!”
5(For not even his brothers believed in him.)
6So Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it, that its deeds are evil.
8You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, because my time is not yet completed.
9And when he had said these things, he remained in Galilee.
10But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly, but (as it were) in secret.
11So the Jews were looking for him at the feast, and were saying, “Where is he?”
12And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others were saying, “No, but he deceives the crowd.”
13However, no one was speaking openly about him for fear of the Jews.
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