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John 7:12
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him; for some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay; but He deceiveth the people.
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him; for some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay; but He deceiveth the people.
Verse John 7:12. _SOME SAID, HE IS A GOOD MAN_] The multitude were divided in their opinions concerning him: those who knew him best said, _He is a good man_. Those who spoke according to the charact...
MURMURING - Contention, disputing. HE DECEIVETH THE PEOPLE - That is, he is deluding them, or drawing them away by pretending to be the Messiah....
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. My Time is not Yet Come. (John 7:1 .)_ 2. Departure from Galilee; Sought by the Jews. (John 7:10 .) 3. In the Temple Teaching. (John 7:14 .) 4. Opposition to Him. ...
THE SECRET VISIT. Soon, however, He receives the Divine intimation, for which He always waits (_cf. John 2:4_, John 11:6 f.) and goes up secretly. The Jews are discussing Him, and various opinions are...
THERE WAS MUCH MURMURING AMONG THE PEOPLE. Muttering and secret discussion. By the _people_ are meant the multitudes. They must be kept in the mind as distinct from "the Jews." This chapter brings out...
NOT MAN'S TIME BUT GOD'S (John 7:1-9)...
When his brothers had gone up to the festival, then he too went up, not openly, but, as it were, in secret. So the Jews searched for him at the festival, and kept saying: "Where is he?" And there was...
MURMURING. See note on John 6:41 AMONG. Greek. _en._ App-104. PEOPLE. crowds. CONCERNING. Greek _peri._ App-104. SAID. were saying. NAY. Greek. _ou._ App-105. DECEIVETH. leadeth astray. Compare M...
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
The Discourse at the Feast of Tabernacles Of this section John 7:10 form a sort of introduction. "An equal degree of authenticity belongs to the verses which follow, 10 15. The whispered enquiries an...
_murmuring_ Talking in an under tone, not necessarily complaining: see on John 6:41; John 6:61. Here some are for, and some against Him. -Among the people" should rather be _among the_ MULTITUDES; the...
THE DISCOURSES AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES Of this section John 7:10-13 are introductory....
ΓΟΓΓΥΣΜΌΣ. MUTTERING; see on John 6:41. Some are for and some are against Him. ἘΝ ΤΟΙ͂Σ ὌΧΛΟΙΣ. Perhaps, _in the bands of pilgrims_. Here only does S. John use ὄχλοι; ὄχλος is frequent, and is read h...
VER 9. WHEN HE HAD SAID THESE WORDS TO THEM, HE ABODE STILL IN GALILEE. 10. BUT WHEN HIS BRETHREN WERE GONE UP, THEN WENT HE ALSO UP TO THE FEAST, NOT OPENLY, BUT AS IT WERE IN SECRET. 11. THEN THE JE...
_JESUS ATTENDED THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES -- JOHN 7:1-24:_ Jesus kept away from the Jews who were seeking to kill Him by remaining in Galilee. The time came for the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus quietly...
ΓΟΓΓΥΣΜΌΣ (G1112) ропот, жалобы, ворчание. Вероятно, имеется в виду ропот людей, которые не осмеливались говорить открыто и громко то, что думали (Westcott). Может также иметься в виду спор, когда они...
THEN THE JEWS SOUGHT HIM, &C.— Jesus did not appear publicly, immediatelyon his arrival in Jerusalem, which occasioned many doubtsconcerning his character: some affirmed, that he was a true prophet, a...
VARING IDEAS OF THE MULTITUDES _Text 7:10-13_ 10 But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret. 11 The Jews therefore sought him...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 7:1-13 Below we give a rough Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— John 7 begins a new section of this fourth Gospel. Our Lord’s ministry in Galile...
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. AND THERE WAS MUCH MURMURING [OR 'MUTTERING' gongusmos...
56 Just as Nicodemus failed to see the figure when our Lord spoke to him about the new birth, so now His followers fail to understand when He speaks of feeding on His flesh and blood. There is a subtl...
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES John 7:1 to John 10:21. Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles, October, 28 a.d. After the discourse of John 6, delivered just before Passover 28 a.d., Jesus did not go up to Jeru...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 7 JESUS AND HIS BROTHERS 7:1-9 V1 After this, Jesus stayed in *Galilee. He travelled from village to village. He decide...
AND THERE WAS MUCH MURMURING AMONG THE PEOPLE. — The original word for “people” is here, and here only in St. John, in the plural, and is best rendered by _multitudes._ It refers to the throngs of peo...
CHAPTER 16 JESUS DISCUSSED IN JERUSALEM. “And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for He would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill Him. Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of...
Among the masses (ἐν τοῖς ὄχλοις) there was γογγυσμὸς πολύς regarding Him; not “murmuring,” as R.V [59], but rather “whispering,” suppressed discussion in low tones, in corners, and among friends; “ha...
_Disappointment at Jesus' non-appearance_....
_The circumstances of His visit to Jerusalem_....
KNOWN BY OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD JESUS John 7:1-13 This feast was celebrated in October. Six entire months had elapsed between this and the preceding chapter. During the Feast of Tabernacles the people d...
So far, John has recorded incidents in the first year of our Lord's ministry. We now come to a comparatively brief section in which he records happenings happenings in the central and crowded two year...
It was the people that held the favourable opinion of Christ, whilst on the contrary, the Scribes and Pharisees speak ill of him, saying, he seduceth not us, but he seduceth the multitude. (St. John C...
CHAPTER 2 JESUS AT THE FESTIVAL OF TABERNACLES John 7:11-16. _“Therefore the Jews continued to seek Him at the feast, and say, Where is He? And there was much murmuring concerning Him among the mult...
THIRD SECTION: 7:1-8:59. THE STRIFE AT ITS HIGHEST STAGE OF INTENSITY AT JERUSALEM. Seven months had elapsed without any appearance of Jesus at Jerusalem. The exasperation of the rulers, whose murdero...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 1-13. 1. The history now moves forward over a period of six months to the Feast of Tabernacles in October. Nothing can be more manifest than the combinati...
“ _The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, where is He? 12_. _And there was much murmuring concerning him among the multitudes.Some said, He is a good man. Others said, No, but he leads...
But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. (11) Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? (12) And there was muc...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
12._And there was much murmuring. _He means that, wherever men were collected in crowds, as usually happens in large assemblies, they held secret conversations about Christ. The diversity of opinion,...
In chapter 7 His brethren after the flesh, still sunk in unbelief, would have Him shew Himself to the world, if He did these great things; but the time for this was not yet come. At the fulfilment of...
AND THERE WAS MUCH MURMURING AMONG THE PEOPLE CONCERNING HIM,.... There was a general whisper, and a private controversy and contention among the people about him, upon inquiry being made after him:...
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. Ver. 12. _For some said_] All men were not of a mind conc...
_Then the Jews_ The men of Judea, particularly of Jerusalem, not seeing him appear as usual; _sought him at the feast_ Namely, at the beginning of it; _and said, Where is he?_ What is become of Jesus?...
MURMURING; private inquiry and contention about Jesus....
HIS BROTHERS UNBELIEVING (vs.1-9) The Lord continued for a time in Galilee. He would not then return to Judea because of the Jews' murderous intentions. This was certainly not fear, but sober, lowly...
1-13 The brethren or kinsmen of Jesus were disgusted, when they found there was no prospect of worldly advantages from him. Ungodly men sometimes undertake to counsel those employed in the work of Go...
Our Saviour's constant attendance at these public festivals, did not only create an expectation of his being there amongst his enemies, who therefore sought him there, that they might destroy him; but...
John 7:12 And G2532 was G2258 (G5713) much G4183 complaining G1112 among G1722 people G3793 concerning G4012 Him...
‘And there was much murmuring among the crowds concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man”. Other said, “That is not so, but he leads the mass of people astray”. However no man spoke openly of him f...
JESUS IN DANGER (JOHN 7:1). It is now made clear that at this stage Jesus was under constant threat of death from the authorities in Judea and Jerusalem, so much so that He was unable to go there open...
John 7:12. AND THERE WAS MUCH MURMURING AMONG THE MULTITUDES CONCERNING HIM. SOME SAID, HE IS A GOOD MAN: BUT OTHERS SAID, HAY, BUT HE LEADETH ASTRAY THE MULTITUDE. From the ‘Jews' the Evangelist turn...
The same line of thought as that which we have found in the two previous Chapter s is continued in that before us. He who is the Fulfiller of the Sabbath and of the Passover is the Fulfiller also of t...
MUCH MURMURING (γογγυσμος πολυς). This Ionic onomatopoetic word is from γογγυζω for which verb see John 6:41; John 6:61; John 7:32, for secret displeasure (Acts 6:1) or...
John 7:1. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. His brethren therefore said u...
CONTENTS: Jesus urged to go to the feast. His final departure from Galilee. Jesus at the feast of tabernacles. Prophecy concerning the Holy Spirit. CHARACTERS: God. Jesus, Holy Spirit, disciples, bro...
John 7:1. _He would not walk in Jewry,_ or Judea, _because the jews sought to kill him._ Herod had recently beheaded John, pleading the magnitude of his auditories; now, the jews magnified the same pl...
THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES WERE LOOKING FOR HIM. The authorities hated Jesus even more because he was popular with the people. See Matthew 10:34. People "sort themselves out" by their belief or unbelief i...
_After these things Jesus walked in Galilee._ THE SITUATION SURVEYED I. THE SCENE IN GALILEE: the attitude of Christ’s brethren. 1. The counsel they offered. That Christ should repair to the centre...
CHAPTER 7 _But after this Jesus walked in Galilee_, &c. Not immediately, but about six months after. The incidents of the former chapter took place in March, the feast of tabernacles was in September....
_And there was much murmuring_, &c. He would make Himself the founder of a new faction, and stir up sedition and rebellion. _A good man_, nay, a teacher and a prophet; this was the opinion of those w...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 7:1. JEWRY.—_i.e._ Judæa. KILL HIM.—See John 5:18. John 7:2. FEAST OF TABERNACLES.—Fifteenth day of seventh month, Tisri (September–October). See Homiletic Notes...
EXPOSITION Ch. 7-10. contain the record of the conflict between faith and unbelief in the metropolis. At first the narrative indicates a vast amount of critical inquiry, of unsettled opinion, of angry...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the seventh chapter of the gospel according to John. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him...
Acts 11:24; John 10:19; John 6:14; John 7:25; John 7:32;...
Murmuring. See on 6 41. The people [τ ο ι ς ο χ λ ο ι ς]. See on 1 19. Said [ε λ ε γ ο ν]. Imperfect : were saying. Deceiveth [π λ α ν α]. Rev., better, leadeth astray. See on Mark 12:24; Jude 1:13...
There was much murmuring among the multitude — Much whispering; many private debates with each other, among those who were come from distant parts....