John 7:5
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.
4 For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
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.
7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
- KJV
- For neither did his brethren believe in him.
- WEB
- For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
- ASV
- For even his brethren did not believe on him.
- DARBY
- for neither did his brethren believe on him.
- BLB
- For not even His brothers were believing in Him.
- ÅB
- For heller ikke hans brødre trodde på ham.
- OTB
- Selv hans egne brødre hadde ennå ikke tro på ham.
- B1930
- For heller ikke hans brødre trodde på ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 3:21
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
Read in contextJohn 1:11–13
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
Read in contextMicah 7:5–6
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
Read in contextJohn 7:3
So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
Read in contextJohn 7:10
But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
Read in context