John 7:8

Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to His brothers in Galilee immediately after declaring that the world hates Him for testifying against its evil works. He addresses them before the Jewish feast, having just told them that His time has not yet arrived.

The words — ἀνέβητε (anabēte) literally means "do go up," commanding a physical ascent to Jerusalem for the festival. ἐγώ (egō) emphasizes "I myself" to sharply contrast His personal mission with their independent journey.

The thread — The declaration "My time has not yet come" appears in John 7:6, John 7:30, and John 8:20 to track the divine schedule that governs His public ministry and prevents premature seizure.

Why it lands — The text records Jesus refusing familial pressure and religious expectation because His appointed hour remains unfulfilled. A reader must align personal decisions with the authority of God’s timeline rather than accelerating outcomes through human urgency.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.

Cross-references

John 7:6 Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
John 8:20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
John 7:30 So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
1 Corinthians 2:15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
John 8:30 As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
John 11:6 So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,