John 7:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly.
  • Prov 18:1-2 : 1 He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense. 2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Matt 23:5 : 5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
  • Matt 6:1-2 : 1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.
  • 1 Kgs 22:13 : 13 Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs and say good things.
  • Matt 4:6 : 6 If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Acts 2:4-9 : 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power. 5 Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language. 7 And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans? 8 And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth? 9 Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews, 11 Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God. 12 And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

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    3So his brothers said to him, Go away from here into Judaea so that your disciples may see the works which you do.

  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

    17For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

  • Mark 4:22
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    22There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

  • John 7:17-18
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    17If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

    18The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.

  • Matt 6:1-4
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    1Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

    3But when you give money, let not your left hand see what your right hand does:

    4So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

  • John 3:20-21
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    20The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

    21But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

  • John 7:10-11
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    10But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.

    11At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?

  • John 7:5
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    5For even his brothers had no belief in him.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

    3So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

  • Matt 5:16
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    16Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • John 7:13
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    13But no man said anything about him openly for fear of the Jews.

  • Matt 6:18
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    18So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

  • John 18:20
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    20Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly.

  • John 14:22
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    22Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world?

  • Mark 1:44-45
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    44See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

    45But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

  • John 5:19-20
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    19So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

    20For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

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    7It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.

  • Luke 7:18
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    18And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

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    33No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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    13So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

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    26And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?

  • Mark 7:24
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    24And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

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    24Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

  • John 16:29
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    29His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

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    44How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

  • Mark 7:16
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  • John 8:28
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    28So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 6:30
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    30So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

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    26Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.

  • John 13:17
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    17If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.

  • Eph 5:12-13
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    12For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

    13But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

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    50I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.

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    37If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

    38But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

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    25In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

  • John 7:36
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    36What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

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    44For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

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    26I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.