John 7:2-13

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.