John 7:5
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 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.
For neither did his brethren believe in him.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof 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
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Read in contextJohn 1:11–13
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Read in contextMicah 7:5–6
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Read in contextJohn 7:3
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
Read in contextJohn 7:10
But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
Read in context