2. It was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters.
3. So his brothers said to him, “You should leave here and go to the festival in Judea. Then your followers there can see the miracles you do.
4. If you want to be well known, you must not hide what you do. So, if you can do such amazing things, let the whole world see you do them.”
5. Jesus’ brothers said this because even they did not believe in him.
6. Jesus said to them, “The right time for me has not yet come, but any time is right for you to go.
7. The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me, because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things.
8. So you go to the festival. I will not go now, because the right time for me has not yet come.”
9. After Jesus said this, he stayed in Galilee.
10. So his brothers left to go to the festival. After they left, Jesus went too, but he did not let people see him.
11. At the festival the Jewish leaders were looking for him. They said, “Where is that man?”
12. There was a large group of people there. Many of them were talking secretly to each other about Jesus. Some people said, “He is a good man.” But others said, “No, he fools the people.”