John 7:4

2 However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.

3 So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

For no one who wants to be known publicly 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.

6 Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
for ingen gjør noe i lønndom og attrår dog selv å være almindelig kjent; gjør du sådanne ting, da åpenbar deg for verden!
OTB
For ingen handler i hemmelighet hvis han ønsker å bli kjent offentlig. Hvis du gjør disse tingene, åpenbar deg for verden.»
B1930
for ingen gjør noget i lønndom og attrår dog selv å være almindelig kjent; gjør du sådanne ting, da åpenbar dig for verden!
BSB
For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
KJV
For 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.
WEB
For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”
ASV
For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.
DARBY
for no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be [known] in public. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world:
BLB
For no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be in public. If You do these things, manifest Yourself to the world.”

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