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John 7:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" For even his brothers didn’t believe in him. "
John 7:5
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3 His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
4 For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”
5 For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
6 Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
7 The world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.
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John 7:1
"After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him."
John 7:2
"Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand."
John 7:3
"His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do."
John 7:4
"For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”"
John 7:6
"Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready."
John 7:7
"The world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil."
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