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7:10 {3} But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
(3) An example of horrible confusion in the very bosom of the Church. The pastors oppress the people with terror and fear: the people seek Christ, when he does not appear: when he offers himself, they neglect him. Some also that know him condemn him rashly: only a very few think well of him, and even then in secret.
7:10 But as it were in secret. After the crowds had gone, so that he could travel privately. The multitudes hung upon him and had sought to make him a king. In Galilee he was very popular at this time. His popularity intensified the enmity of the Jews.
7:10 He also went up to the feast - This was his last journey but one to Jerusalem. The next time he went up he suffered.
7:1-13 The brethren or kinsmen of Jesus were disgusted, when they found there was no prospect of worldly advantages from him. Ungodly men sometimes undertake to counsel those employed in the work of God; but they only advise what appears likely to promote present advantages. The people differed about his doctrine and miracles, while those who favoured him, dared not openly to avow their sentiments. Those who count the preachers of the gospel to be deceivers, speak out, while many who favour them, fear to get reproach by avowing regard for them.
Feast Festival However Manifestly Openly Private Privately Publicly Secret
Feast Festival However Manifestly Openly Private Privately Publicly Secret
