John 7: 1-9, Avoiding the Feast of Tabernacles
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.
2 But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near,
3 Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do.
4 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
According to the NIV footnotes, some versions have (in verse 1) that Jesus did not have authority to go to Jerusalem.
By this time, Jesus has made enough enemies among the Jewish leaders that they are making plans to get rid of him. John has probably skipped over several years of ministry covered in the gospels.
The Feast of Tabernacles approaches and the brothers of Jesus challenge him to go to the feast. They seem to taunt him, telling him to show himself. After all, he is a "public figure" and claims to be the Messiah. John reports that in this, his brothers "din not believe in him", so their challenge is not a supportive one.
John 7: 6-9, Not yet
Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.
8 You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”
9 After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.
Jesus refuses his brothers' challenge, insistent that there is an importance of timing. He also tells them that he has more serious things to be concerned about -- the world does not hate them (it does not even know about them) but the world does hate him because of his teachings about evil and righteousness.
In verse 8, some old manuscripts modify the statement of Jesus, as saying "I am not yet going up...", as if Jesus does not mislead his brothers but instead just says, "You go on ahead." Regardless, Jesus must interpret their sarcastic comments as adversarial and has no reason to let them in on his plans.
John 7: 10, Later
However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.
2 But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near,
3 Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do.
4 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
According to the NIV footnotes, some versions have (in verse 1) that Jesus did not have authority to go to Jerusalem.
By this time, Jesus has made enough enemies among the Jewish leaders that they are making plans to get rid of him. John has probably skipped over several years of ministry covered in the gospels.
The Feast of Tabernacles approaches and the brothers of Jesus challenge him to go to the feast. They seem to taunt him, telling him to show himself. After all, he is a "public figure" and claims to be the Messiah. John reports that in this, his brothers "din not believe in him", so their challenge is not a supportive one.
John 7: 6-9, Not yet
Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.
8 You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”
9 After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.
Jesus refuses his brothers' challenge, insistent that there is an importance of timing. He also tells them that he has more serious things to be concerned about -- the world does not hate them (it does not even know about them) but the world does hate him because of his teachings about evil and righteousness.
In verse 8, some old manuscripts modify the statement of Jesus, as saying "I am not yet going up...", as if Jesus does not mislead his brothers but instead just says, "You go on ahead." Regardless, Jesus must interpret their sarcastic comments as adversarial and has no reason to let them in on his plans.
John 7: 10, Later
Jesus travels alone to the feast. His presentation at the feast will be the subject of the next blog post.
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