John 7 · Verse 6

John 7:6

Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
John 7:6, King James Version

John 7:6 in other translations

BSBTherefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
WEBJesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
ASVJesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.
YLTJesus, therefore, saith to them, ‘My time is not yet present, but your time is always ready;
DARBYJesus therefore says to them, My time is not yet come, but your time is always ready.
BBEJesus said to them, My time is still to come, but any time is good for you.
WebsterThen Jesus said to them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready.

What does John 7:6 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 wrath; but I am here to lift up My voice against its hypocrisy, and denounce its abominations; therefore it cannot endure Me, and one false step might precipitate its fury on its Victim's head before the time. Away, therefore, to the feast as soon as it suits you; I follow at the fitting moment, but 'My time is not yet full come.'"

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 6. My time, &c. The proper time for my going up to the feast. We know not why it was not yet a proper time for him to go. It might be because if he went then, in their company, while multitudes were going, it would have too much the appearance of parade and ostentation; it might excite too much notice, and be more likely to expose him to the envy and opposition of the rulers.

Your time, &c. It makes no difference to you when you go up. Your going will excite no tumult or opposition; it will not attract attention, and will not endanger your lives. Jesus therefore chose to go up more privately, and to remain until the multitude had gone. They commonly travelled to those feasts in large companies, made up of most of the families in the neighbourhood. Lk 2:44.

(c) "My time" @Joh 2:4 8:20 7:8,30

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 My time is not yet come - It is probable our Lord meant no more than this, that he had some business to transact before he could go to Jerusalem; but his brethren, having nothing to hinder them might set off immediately. Others think he speaks of his passion: My time of suffering is not yet come: as ye are still in friendship with the world, ye need not be under any apprehension of danger: ye may go when ye please. The first sense I think is the best.

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 7:6 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.

ΛέγειLegeiSaysG3004
οὖνounthereforeG3767
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
ὁho<the>G3588
Ἰησοῦς·IēsousJesus;G2424
ὁhoTheG3588
καιρὸςkairostimeG2540
ὁho<the>G3588
ἐμὸςemosfor MeG1473
οὔπωoupōnot yetG3768
πάρεστιν,parestinis come,G3918
ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdebutG1161
καιρὸςkairosthe timeG2540
ὁho<the>G3588
ὑμέτεροςhumeterosof youG4771
πάντοτέpantotealwaysG3842
ἐστινestinisG1510
ἕτοιμος.hetoimosready.G2092

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

Cross references for John 7:6

  • John 7:8

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

  • John 2:4

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

  • John 7:30

    Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

  • John 17:1

    These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

  • John 13:1

    Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

  • John 8:20

    These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

  • Matthew 26:18

    And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

  • Acts 1:7

    And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

  • Psalms 102:13

    Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

  • Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

    To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
My time.
8,30; 2:4; 8:20; 13:1; 17:1; Ps 102:13; Ec 3:1-15; Ac 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 7:5

    For neither did his brethren believe in him.

  • John 7:6

    Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

  • John 7:7

    The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

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John 7:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Díceles entonces Jesús: Mi tiempo aun no ha venido; mas vuestro tiempo siempre está presto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jésus donc leur dit: Mon temps n’est pas encore venu, mais votre temps est toujours prêt.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da spricht Jesus zu ihnen: Meine Zeit ist noch nicht da, eure Zeit aber ist stets bereit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dicit ergo eis Jesus: Tempus meum nondum advenit: tempus autem vestrum semper est paratum.