John 7:4

there is no man that doeth More simply, no man doeth.

and he himself seeketh i.e. no one does anything in secret and is thereby personally seeking to act with openness. To conceal His miracles is to deny His Messiahship; the Messiah must accept His position.

to be known openly Literally, to be in opennessor frankness. The word for -frankness" occurs nine times in this Gospel and four times in the First Epistle; not in Matt. or Luke; only once in Mark.

If thou do these things Feeding the 5000, and other miracles. If Thou doest such miracles at all, do them at Jerusalem at the Feast and convince the whole nation. It is assuming a false position to do such things and hide them in obscure parts of Galilee: it is claiming to be the Messiah and being afraid to shew one's credentials. They knew probably that He had not gone up to Jerusalem for the Passover.

shew thyself Better, manifest Thyself. See on John 1:31; John 21:1, and comp. John 9:3; John 17:6.