John 7:1-15.
John 7.1-15
Jesus' Brothers Don't Have Faith in Him
Jesus decided to leave Judea and to start going through Galilee
because the Jewish leaders of the people wanted to kill him. It was
almost time for the Festival of Shelters, and Jesus' brothers said to
him, "Why don't you go to Judea? Then your disciples can see what you
are doing. No one does anything in secret, if they want others to
know about them. So let the world know what you are doing!" Even
Jesus' own brothers had not yet become his followers. Jesus answered,
"My time hasn't yet come, but your time is always here. The people of
this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that
they do evil things. Go on to the festival. My time hasn't yet come,
and I am not going." Jesus said this and stayed on in Galilee. Jesus
at the Festival of Shelters After Jesus' brothers had gone to the
festival, he went secretly, without telling anyone. During the
festival the Jewish leaders looked for Jesus and asked, "Where is he?"
The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying,
"Jesus is a good man," while others were saying, "He is lying to
everyone." But the people were afraid of their leaders, and none of
them talked in public about him. When the festival was about half
over, Jesus went into the temple and started teaching. The leaders
were surprised and said, "How does this man know so much? He has never
been taught!"
God bless you.
Jesus' Brothers Don't Have Faith in Him
Jesus decided to leave Judea and to start going through Galilee
because the Jewish leaders of the people wanted to kill him. It was
almost time for the Festival of Shelters, and Jesus' brothers said to
him, "Why don't you go to Judea? Then your disciples can see what you
are doing. No one does anything in secret, if they want others to
know about them. So let the world know what you are doing!" Even
Jesus' own brothers had not yet become his followers. Jesus answered,
"My time hasn't yet come, but your time is always here. The people of
this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that
they do evil things. Go on to the festival. My time hasn't yet come,
and I am not going." Jesus said this and stayed on in Galilee. Jesus
at the Festival of Shelters After Jesus' brothers had gone to the
festival, he went secretly, without telling anyone. During the
festival the Jewish leaders looked for Jesus and asked, "Where is he?"
The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying,
"Jesus is a good man," while others were saying, "He is lying to
everyone." But the people were afraid of their leaders, and none of
them talked in public about him. When the festival was about half
over, Jesus went into the temple and started teaching. The leaders
were surprised and said, "How does this man know so much? He has never
been taught!"
God bless you.
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