John 7:6

John 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always here.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.

Context of John 7:6

4Nobody does things secretly if he wants everyone to know him. You are doing these things, so you should show yourself to everybody.’ 5Even his own brothers did not believe in him. So Jesus said to them, ‘It is not the right time for me yet. For you, any time is right. 7People who belong to this world cannot hate you. But they hate me. The things that they do are very bad. And I tell them that those things are wrong. That is why they hate me. 8You should go to the festival. I will not go to it now, because it is not the right time for me yet.’

John 7:6 word by word

Λέγει οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὁ καιρὸς ὁ ἐμὸς οὔπω πάρεστιν, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὁ ὑμέτερος πάντοτέ ἐστιν ἕτοιμος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• isπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918
• not yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768
• butδέde · thenG1161
• yourὑμέτεροςhumeteros · yourG5212
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• alwayπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092

Cross-references for John 7:6

• John 7:8You should go to the festival. I will not go to it now, because it is not the right time for me yet.’
• John 2:4Jesus replied, ‘Woman, why do you tell me this? It is not my time yet.’
• John 8:20Jesus said all these words while he taught in the yard of the temple. He was near the place where they kept the gifts of money. But nobody took hold of him, because it was not the right time for that yet.
• John 13:1It was nearly time for the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that he would soon leave this world and to go to the Father. He had always loved those who were his own people in the world. He continued to love them to the end.
• John 17:1After Jesus said this, he looked up to heaven. He said, ‘Father, the time has now arrived. Show everyone how great your Son is. So then I, the Son, can show how great you are.
• Psalms 102:13You will soon be kind to Zion again. Now it is time to forgive her. Yes, the time is now right for you to do that.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1There is a right time for everything. Everything that we do on the earth has a proper time.
• Acts 1:7Jesus replied, ‘My Father decides when things will happen in the world. You do not need to know the day or the time when this will happen.

Commentaries on John 7:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6My time is not yet come - It is probable our Lord meant no more than this, that he had some business to transact before he could go to Jerusalem; but his brethren, having nothing to hinder them might set off immediately. Others think he speaks of his passion: My time of suffering is not yet come: as ye are still in friendship with the world, ye need not be under any apprehension of danger: ye may go when ye please. The first sense I think is the best.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6My time … - The proper time for my going up to the feast. We know not why it was not yet a proper time for him to go. It might be because if he went then, in their company, while multitudes were going, it would have too much the appearance of parade and ostentation; it might excite too much notice, and be more likely to expose him to the envy and opposition of the rulers. Your time … - It makes no difference to you when you go up. Your going will excite…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8My time has not yet come: Jesus said that it was not the right time for him to go publicly to Jerusalem. Later, however, he did go to the city. He went quietly and not in a public way (7:10; compare study note on 12:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-106-10. My time is not yet come--that is, for showing Himself to the world. your time is always ready--that is "It matters little when we go up, for ye have no great plans in life, and nothing hangs upon your movements. With Me it is otherwise; on every movement of Mine there hangs what ye know not. The world has no quarrel with you, for ye bear no testimony against it, and so draw down upon yourselves none of its wrath; but I am here to lift up My voice…Read the comment

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• Jerusalem
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Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings