John 7:2-19
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 7
2Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near. 3So His brothers said to Him, 'Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. 4For no one does anything in secret when he himself is striving to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.' 5For not even His brothers believed in Him. 6So Jesus *said to them, 'My time is not yet here, but your time is always ready. 7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify about it, that its deeds are evil. 8Go up to the feast yourselves; I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet fully arrived.' 9Now having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.
10But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as though in secret.
11So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and saying, 'Where is He?'
12And there was a great deal of talk about Him in secret among the crowds: some were saying, 'He is a good man'; others were saying, 'No, on the contrary, He is misleading the people.'
13However, no one was speaking openly about Him, for fear of the Jews.
14But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple area, and began to teach.
15The Jews then were astonished, saying, 'How has this man become learned, not having been educated?'
16So Jesus answered them and said, 'My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.
17If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is of God, or I am speaking from Myself.
18The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
King James Version
Chapter 7
2Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. 5For neither did his brethren believe in him. 6Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. 7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. 8Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. 9When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
10But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
11Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
13Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 7
2The Jewish Festival of Shelters was near. 3So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples can see your works that you are doing. 4For 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.)
6Jesus told them, "My time has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand.
7The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it—that its works are evil.
8Go up to the festival yourselves. I’m not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come."
9After he had said these things, he stayed in Galilee.
10After his brothers had gone up to the festival, then he also went up, not openly but secretly.
11The Jews were looking for him at the festival and saying, "Where is he?"
12And there was a lot of murmuring about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He’s a good man." Others were saying, "No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving the people."
13Still, nobody was talking publicly about him for fear of the Jews.
14When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.
15Then the Jews were amazed and said, "How is this man so learned, since he hasn’t been trained?"
16Jesus answered them, "My teaching isn’t mine but is from the one who sent me.
17If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.
18The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
19Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?"
New Living Translation
Chapter 7
2But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, 3and Jesus’ brothers said to him, 'Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! 4You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself to the world!' 5For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
6Jesus replied, 'Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime.
7The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.
8You go on. I’m not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come.'
9After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee.
10But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view.
11The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him.
12There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, 'He’s a good man,' but others said, 'He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.'
13But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.
14Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach.
15The people were surprised when they heard him. 'How does he know so much when he hasn’t been trained?' they asked.
16So Jesus told them, 'My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.
17Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
18Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies.
19Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 7
2Now the Jews ' Feast of Booths was at hand. 3So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. 4For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world." 5For not even his brothers believed in him. 6Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. 7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. 8You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come." 9After saying this, he remained in Galilee.
10But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private.
11The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, "Where is he?"
12And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, "He is a good man," others said, "No, he is leading the people astray."
13Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.
14About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching.
15The Jews therefore marveled, saying, "How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?"
16So Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
17If anyone 's will is to do God 's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.
18The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?"
New International Version
Chapter 7
2But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, 3Jesus’ brothers said to him, "Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. 4No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world." 5For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
6Therefore Jesus told them, "My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.
8You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come."
9After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.
10However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.
11Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, "Where is he?"
12Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others replied, "No, he deceives the people."
13But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.
14Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.
15The Jews there were amazed and asked, "How did this man get such learning without having been taught?"
16Jesus answered, "My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.
17Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.
18Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.
19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?"
New King James Version
Chapter 7
2Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. 4For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” 5For even His brothers did not believe in Him.
6Then 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 testify of it that its works are evil.
8You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.”
9When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.
10But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
11Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?”
12And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.”
13However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
14Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
15And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”
16Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.
17If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.
18He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.
19Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?”
