John 7:2

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ESV	Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand.
NIV	But when the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near,
NLT	But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters,
KJV	Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

^{John 7:1 ← John 7:2 → John 7:3}