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John 7:1

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After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
KJV
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
WEB
After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
ASV
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
DARBY
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
BLB
And after these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was not wanting to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
ÅB
Og deretter gikk Jesus omkring i Galilea; for han ville ikke gå omkring i Judea, fordi jødene sto ham etter livet.
OTB
Etter dette vandret Jesus omkring i Galilea. Han ville ikke dra omkring i Judea fordi de jødiske lederne søkte å drepe ham.
B1930
Og derefter gikk Jesus omkring i Galilea; for han vilde ikke gå omkring i Judea, fordi jødene stod ham efter livet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 5:16–18

    Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

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  • Matthew 21:38

    But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

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  • John 4:3

    He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

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  • John 7:19

    Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

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  • Matthew 10:23

    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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  • Acts 10:38

    how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

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  • Luke 13:31–33

    At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”

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  • John 10:39–40

    At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

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