John 7:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for no one in secret doth anything, and himself seeketh to be in public; if thou dost these things -- manifest thyself to the world;'

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  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, `I spake freely to the world, I did always teach in a synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews do always come together; and in secret I spake nothing;
  • Prov 18:1-2 : 1 For `an object of' desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth. 2 A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 `And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places -- standing -- to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.
  • Matt 23:5 : 5 `And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 `The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.
  • Matt 6:1-2 : 1 `Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not from your Father who `is' in the heavens; 2 whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you -- they have their reward!
  • 1 Kgs 22:13 : 13 And the messenger who hath gone to call Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, `Lo, I pray thee, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, `are' good towards the king; let it be, I pray thee, thy word as the word of one of them -- and thou hast spoken good.'
  • Matt 4:6 : 6 and saith to him, `If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 `And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.
  • Acts 2:4-9 : 4 and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare. 5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven, 6 and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect, 7 and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, `Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 and how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Judea also, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia also, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya, that `are' along Cyrene, and the strangers of Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.' 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, `What would this wish to be?'

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  • 3 his brethren, therefore, said unto him, `Remove hence, and go away to Judea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works that thou dost;

  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16 `And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under a couch doth put `it'; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put `it', that those coming in may see the light,

    17 for nothing is secret, that shall not become manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known, and become manifest.

  • 22 for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

  • John 7:17-18
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    17 if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.

    18 `He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

  • Matt 6:1-4
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    1 `Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not from your Father who `is' in the heavens;

    2 whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you -- they have their reward!

    3 `But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

    4 that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

  • John 3:20-21
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    20 for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;

    21 but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'

  • John 7:10-11
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    10 And when his brethren went up, then also he himself went up to the feast, not manifestly, but as in secret;

    11 the Jews, therefore, were seeking him, in the feast, and said, `Where is that one?'

  • 5 for not even were his brethren believing in him.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;

    3 because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

  • 16 so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who `is' in the heavens.

  • 13 no one, however, was speaking freely about him, through fear of the Jews.

  • 18 that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who `is' in secret, and thy Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

  • 20 Jesus answered him, `I spake freely to the world, I did always teach in a synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews do always come together; and in secret I spake nothing;

  • 22 Judas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), `Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'

  • Mark 1:44-45
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    44 and saith to him, `See thou mayest say nothing to any one, but go away, thyself shew to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing the things Moses directed, for a testimony to them.'

    45 And he, having gone forth, began to proclaim much, and to spread abroad the thing, so that no more he was able openly to enter into the city, but he was without in desert places, and they were coming unto him from every quarter.

  • John 5:19-20
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    19 Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

    20 for the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder.

  • 7 the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil.

  • 18 And the disciples of John told him about all these things,

  • 33 `And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put `it' in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light.

  • 13 The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, `Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'

  • 26 and, lo, he doth speak freely, and they say nothing to him; did the rulers at all know truly that this is truly the Christ?

  • 24 And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,

  • 24 judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'

  • 29 His disciples say to him, `Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;

  • 4 And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,

  • 44 how are ye able -- ye -- to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that `is' from God alone ye seek not?

  • 16 If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • 28 Jesus, therefore, said to them, `When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am `he'; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;

  • 30 They said therefore to him, `What sign, then, dost thou, that we may see and may believe thee? what dost thou work?

  • 26 `Ye may not, therefore, fear them, for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known;

  • 17 if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

  • Eph 5:12-13
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    12 for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,

    13 and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

  • 50 and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

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    37 if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;

    38 and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me `is' the Father, and I in Him.'

  • 25 in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.

  • 36 what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'

  • 44 for Jesus himself testified that a prophet in his own country shall not have honour;

  • 26 many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I -- what things I heard from Him -- these I say to the world.'