John 7 · Verse 10

John 7:10

But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
John 7:10, King James Version

John 7:10 in other translations

BSBBut after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
WEBBut when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
ASVBut when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
YLTAnd when his brethren went up, then also he himself went up to the feast, not manifestly, but as in secret;
DARBYBut when his brethren had gone up, then he himself also went up to the feast, not openly, but as in secret.
BBEBut after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.
WebsterBut when his brethren had gone up, then he went also to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

What does John 7:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:6-10

6-10. My time is not yet come--that is, for showing Himself to the world. your time is always ready--that is "It matters little when we go up, for ye have no great plans in life, and nothing hangs upon your movements. With Me it is otherwise; on every movement of Mine there hangs what ye know not. The world has no quarrel with you, for ye bear no testimony against it, and so draw down upon yourselves none of its…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 But when his brethren were gone up - Having despatched his business, and the concourse of people being now past, he went up also.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 7:1-13

The brethren or kinsmen of Jesus were disgusted, when they found there was no prospect of worldly advantages from him. Ungodly men sometimes undertake to counsel those employed in the work of God; but they only advise what appears likely to promote present advantages. The people differed about his doctrine and miracles, while those who favoured him, dared not openly to avow their sentiments. Those who count the…

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John 7:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὩςHōsWhenG5613
δὲdehoweverG1161
ἀνέβησανanebēsanhad gone upG305
οἱhoitheG3588
ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothersG80
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846
εἰςeistoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
ἑορτήν,he'ortēnfeast,G1859
τότεtotethenG5119
καὶkaialsoG2532
αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG846
ἀνέβηanebēwent upG305
οὐounotG3756
φανερῶςphanerōsopenlyG5320
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235
ὡςhōsasG5613
ἐνeninG1722
κρυπτῷ.kruptōsecret.G2927

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 7:10

  • Amos 5:13

    Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

  • Matthew 10:16

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

  • Isaiah 42:2-3

    He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

  • Matthew 3:15

    And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

  • John 7:5

    For neither did his brethren believe in him.

  • Psalms 26:8

    Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

  • John 11:54

    Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

  • Galatians 4:4

    But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

  • Psalms 40:8

    I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

  • John 7:3

    His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
then.
Ps 26:8; 40:8; Mt 3:15; Ga 4:4
not.
11:54; Isa 42:2,3; Am 5:13; Mt 10:16

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Context

  • John 7:9

    When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

  • John 7:10

    But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

  • John 7:11

    Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

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John 7:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas como sus hermanos hubieron subido, entonces él también subió á la fiesta, no manifiestamente, sino como en secreto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais lorsque ses frères furent montés, alors lui aussi monta à la fête, non pas publiquement, mais comme en secret.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als aber seine Brüder hinaufgegangen waren, da ging auch er hinauf zu dem Feste, nicht offenbarlich, sondern wie im Verborgenen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ut autem ascenderunt fratres ejus, tunc et ipse ascendit ad diem festum non manifeste, sed quasi in occulto.