John 7:6
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.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
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.
8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
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
- Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
- KJV
- Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
- WEB
- Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
- ASV
- Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.
- DARBY
- Jesus therefore says to them, My time is not yet come, but your time is always ready.
- BLB
- Therefore Jesus says to them, “My time is not yet present, but your⁺ time is always ready.
- ÅB
- Jesus sier til dem: Min tid er enda ikke kommet; men deres tid er alltid forhånden.
- OTB
- Derfor sa Jesus til dem: «Min tid er ennå ikke kommet, men for dere er enhver tid passende.
- B1930
- Jesus sier til dem: Min tid er ennu ikke kommet; men eders tid er alltid forhånden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 7:8
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
Read in contextJohn 2:4
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
Read in contextJohn 7:30
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Read in contextJohn 17:1
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
Read in contextJohn 13:1
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Read in contextJohn 8:20
These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
Read in contextMatthew 26:18
And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
Read in contextActs 1:7
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
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