John 7:4 (WEB)
For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”
Fathers and councils · 25
John Chrysostom
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Read the whole comment“And again to His brethren themselves, saying unto Him, “Show thyself to the world,”and wishing thence to feed their vainglory, He said, “Your time” (so He speaks) “is always ready, but my time is not yet come.”” — editor's note: John vii. 4, 6.
Read the whole comment“For there is no man that doeth anything in secret, and seeketh himself to be manifest;”when also He Himself rebuked them, attributing it to their carnal mind.” — editor's note: John vii. 4. φανερ εναι, rec. text, ἐν παησ εναι. [The latter reading is that of all our authorities.—R]
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Augustine of Hippo
“If Thou do these things, manifest Thyself to the world.”” — editor's note: John vii. 3, 4.
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Jerome
“And again, “His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may behold the works which thou doest.” — editor's note: S. John vii. 3, 4.
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
As the believer in Christ would have in time to come to hide himself from persecution, that no guilt might attach to such concealment, the Head began with doing Himself, what He sanctioned in the member; After these…
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The connexion of this passage admits of much taking place in the interval previously. Judæa and Galilee are divisions of the province of Palestine. Judæa has its name from the tribe of Judah; but it embraces not only…
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It is not meant that our Lord could not walk among the Jews, and escape being killed; for He had this power, whenever He chose to shew it: but He set the example of so doing, as an accommodation to our weakness. He…
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That is to say, He displayed the attribute both of divinity and humanity. He fled from His persecutors as man, He remained and appeared amongst them as God; being really both.
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He withdrew too now to Galilee, because the hour of His passion was not yet come; and He thought it useless to stay in the midst of His enemies, when the effect would only have been to irritate them the more. The…
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What the feast of tabernacles is, we read in the Scriptures. They used to make tents on the festival, like those in which they lived during their journey in the desert, after their departure from Egypt. They…
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It appears here, that a considerable time had passed since the last events. For when our Lord sat upon the mount, it was near the feast of the Passover, and now it is the feast of tabernacles: so that in the five…
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His brethren saw that He was not preparing to go to the feast: His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa.
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Meaning to say, Thou doest miracles, and only a few see them: go to the royal city, where the rulers are, that they may see Thy miracles, and so Thou obtain praise. And as our Lord had not brought all His disciples…
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i. e. the multitudes that follow Thee. They do not mean the twelve, but the others that bad communication with Him.
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When you hear of our Lord’s brethren, you must understand the kindred of Mary, not her offspring after our Lord’s birth. For as the body of our Lord once only lay in the sepulchre, and neither before, nor after that…
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It is striking to observe the great sincerity of the Evangelists; that they are not ashamed to mention things which appear to be to our Lord’s disadvantage, but take particular care to tell us of them. It is a…
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This is no contradiction to what the Apostle says, But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son. (Gal. 4:4) Our Lord referring here to the time not of His nativity, but of His glorification.
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They gave Him advice to pursue glory, and not allow Himself to remain in concealment and obscurity; appealing altogether to worldly and secular motives. But our Lord was laying down another road to that very…
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Or there seems to be another meaning concealed in the words; perhaps they intended to betray Him to the Jews; and therefore He says, My time is not yet come, i. e. the time of My cross and death: but your time is…
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Our Lord brings two arguments in answer to their two charges. To the charge of fear He answers, that He reproves the deeds of the world, i. e. of those who love worldly things; which He would not do, if He were under…
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This is to shew too, that, while He does not wish to humour them, He still allows them to observe the Jewish ordinances.
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Or He seems to say, Go ye up to this feast, and seek for human glory, and enlarge your carnal pleasures, and forget heavenly things. I go not up unto this feast;
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i. e. not with you, for My time is not yet full come. It was at the next passover that He was to be crucified.
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Or My time, i. e. the time of My glory, is not yet come. That will be My feast day; not a day which passeth and is gone, like holidays here: but one which remaineth for ever. Then will be festivity; joy without end,…
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Cross-references · 1
Cited together in Bede on John 7:1–8 (3) (Catena Aurea).