John 7:4
ContextNET © | For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself 1 does anything in secret. 2 If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” |
NIV © | No-one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world." |
NASB © | "For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." |
NLT © | "You can’t become a public figure if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, prove it to the world!" |
MSG © | No one who intends to be publicly known does everything behind the scenes. If you're serious about what you are doing, come out in the open and show the world." |
BBE © | Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men. |
NRSV © | for no one who wants to be widely known acts in secret. If you do these things, show yourself to the world." |
NKJV © | "For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." |
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NET © | For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself 1 does anything in secret. 2 If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “seeks to be well known.” 2 sn No one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret means, in effect: “if you’re going to perform signs to authenticate yourself as Messiah, you should do them at Jerusalem.” (Jerusalem is where mainstream Jewish apocalyptic tradition held that Messiah would appear.) |