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Youὑμεῖςgo upἀνάβητεtoεἰςthe feast;τὴν ἑορτήνIἐγὼam notοὐκgoing upἀναβαίνωtoεἰςthis feast,τὴν ἑορτὴν ταύτηνbecauseὅτιmyὁ ἐμὸςtimeκαιρὸςhas not yetοὔπωbeen fulfilled.”πεπλήρωται
John 7:8
Study it in the app“You go up to the feast; I am not going up to this feast, because my time has not yet been fulfilled.””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:8, word by word
- go upἀνάβητεanabēte
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabēte” appears- the feastἑορτήνheortēn
feast, festival
Feast, festival.
Where else “heortēn” appears- myἐμὸςemos
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emos” appears- timeκαιρὸςkairos
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairos” appears- has not yetοὔπωoupō
not yet
Not yet.
Where else “oupō” appears- been fulfilledπεπλήρωταιpeplērōtai
complete
To carry something through to its end, with nothing lacking.
Where else “peplērōtai” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “I am not yet going up.” According to 7:10 he went up later, but not openly.
The context
7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
8 · This verse (above)
9Having said these things to them, he remained in Galilee.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?