6Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
8Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
— John 7:6-8

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Illustration of John 7:6-9 NLT -- Jesus replied, "Now is not the right time for me to go [to Judea], but you can go anytime. The world can't hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil. You go on. I'm not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come." After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee.