As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.
John 7:6 - Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Jesus said to them: "My time has not yet come; but your time is always at hand. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whereupon Jesus said to them, My time (opportunity) has not come yet; but any time is suitable for you and your opportunity is ready any time [is always here]. American Standard Version (1901) Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. Common English Bible Jesus replied, “For you, anytime is fine. But my time hasn’t come yet. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Jesus said to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. English Standard Version 2016 Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. |
As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.
So Jesus said, "Go into the city, to a certain one, and say to him: 'The Teacher said: My time is near. I am observing the Passover with you, along with my disciples.' "
Before the feast day of the Passover, Jesus knew that the hour was approaching when he would pass from this world to the Father. And since he had always loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Jesus said these things, and then, lifting up his eyes toward heaven, he said: "Father, the hour has arrived: glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you,
And Jesus said to her: "What is that to me and to you, woman? My hour has not yet arrived."
Therefore, they were seeking to apprehend him, and yet no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.
You may go up to this feast day. But I am not going up to this feast day, because my time has not yet been fulfilled."
Jesus spoke these words at the treasury, while teaching in the temple. And no one apprehended him, because his hour had not yet come.
But he said to them: "It is not yours to know the times or the moments, which the Father has set by his own authority.