But whenHis brothershad goneup to the feast,thenHe Himselfalsowentup, not publicly,but as if,in secret.
O LORD,I lovethe habitationof Your houseAnd the placewhereYour glorydwells.
I delightto doYour will,O my God;Your Lawis withinmy heart."
Thereforeat sucha timethe prudentperson keepssilent,for it is an eviltime.
"Behold,I sendyou out as sheepin the midstof wolves;sobe shrewdas serpentsand innocentas doves.
While He was stillspeakingto the crowds,behold,His motherand brotherswere standingoutside,seekingto speakto Him.
But Jesusansweringsaidto him, "Permit[it] at this time;for in this wayit is fittingfor us to fulfillallrighteousness."Thenhe permittedHim.
When His own people heard[of] [this], they wentout to take custodyof Him; for they were saying,"He has lost His senses."
ThereforeJesusno longercontinued to walkpubliclyamongthe Jews,but went awayfrom thereto the countrynearthe wilderness,into a citycalledEphraim;and thereHe stayedwith the disciples.
ThereforeHis brotherssaidto Him, "Leavehereand gointo Judea,sothat Your disciplesalsomay seeYour workswhichYou are doing.
For not evenHis brotherswere believingin Him.
Having saidthese thingsto them, He stayedin Galilee.
But whenthe fullnessof the timecame,Godsent forthHis Son,bornof a woman,bornunderthe Law,
