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John 7:4-6
New English Translation
John 7:4-6
New English Translation
4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself[a] does anything in secret.[b] If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 (For not even his own brothers believed in him.)[c]
6 So Jesus replied,[d] “My time[e] has not yet arrived,[f] but you are ready at any opportunity![g]
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- John 7:4 tn Or “seeks to be well known.”
- John 7:4 sn No one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret means, in effect: “if you’re going to perform signs to authenticate yourself as Messiah, you should do them at Jerusalem.” (Jerusalem is where mainstream Jewish apocalyptic tradition held that Messiah would appear.)
- John 7:5 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
- John 7:6 tn Grk “Then Jesus said to them.”
- John 7:6 tn Or “my opportunity.”
- John 7:6 tn Or “is not yet here.”
- John 7:6 tn Grk “your time is always ready.”
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