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John 7:4 — King James Version← Study notes

For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.


John 7:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 7:419 words
GreekMeaning
οὐδεὶςoudeis
No oneadjectiveG3762
γάρgar
forwordG1063
τιti
anythingpronounG5100
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
κρυπτῷkryptō
secretadjectiveG2927
ποιεῖpoiei
doesverbG4160
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ζητεῖzētei
seeksverbG2212
αὐτὸςautos
himselfpronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
παρρησίᾳparrēsia
publicnounG3954
εἶναιeinai
to beverbG1510
εἰei
IfwordG1487
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
ποιεῖςpoieis
You doverbG4160
φανέρωσονphanerōson
do showverbG5319
σεαυτὸνseauton
YourselfpronounG4572
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
κόσμῳkosmō
worldnounG2889
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 7:4

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 things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill Him.

Augustine · 4th century

The connection of this passage admits of much taking place in the interval previously. Judea and Galilee are divisions of the province of Palestine. Judea has its name from the tribe of Judah; but it embraces not only the territories of Judah, but of Benjamin, all of which were called Judea, because Judah was the royal tribe Galilee has its name, from the milky, i.e. white, color of its inhabitants; Galilee being Greek for milk.

Bede · 8th century

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.

Chrysostom · 4th century
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