Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come — Jesus tells his brothers to go while he remains behind—at least for the moment ('not yet'). This apparent refusal of the festival becomes an ironic assent: Jesus will indeed go up, but according to his own purpose and timing. The delay heightens the mystery of his arrival and underscores that his movements are not reactions to social expectation. When he does appear, it will be with full awareness and intentionality, not as a response to pressure.

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