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John 7:27
Howbeit we know this man whence He is; but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence He is.
Howbeit we know this man whence He is; but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence He is.
Verse 27. _NO MAN KNOWETH WHENCE HE IS._] The generality of the people knew very well that the Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem, in the city, and of the family, of David; see John 7:42. But, from...
HOWBEIT - But. They proceeded to state a reason why they supposed that he could not be the Messiah, whatever the rulers might think. WE KNOW THIS MAN WHENCE HE IS - We know the place of his birth and...
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. ...
RESULTS IN JERUSALEM. The surprise of the Jews at His accusation of murder shows that they were ignorant of the plans of their leaders. Some of the Jerusalemites are better informed, and cannot unders...
WHEN CHRIST COMETH, NO MAN KNOWETH WHENCE HE IS. There was an expectation, probably due to Daniel 7:13, that the Messiah would suddenly appear in Jerusalem without any one knowing whence he came. Thes...
NOT MAN'S TIME BUT GOD'S (John 7:1-9)...
HOWBEIT. But, or And yet. THIS MAN. this one. WHEN. whenever. COMETH. may come. WHENCE HE IS: i.e. how He may come. The Rabbis taught that He would come from Bethlehem and then be hid, but none kn...
_when Christ cometh_ Better, _when_ THE _Christ cometh:_see on John 1:20. _no man knoweth whence he is_ Literally, _no man comes to know_(see on John 7:26 and John 8:55) _whence He is_. -Whence" does...
The remark made on the Jews" question in John 7:15 applies also to their questions and comments throughout this dialogue. They are too exactly in keeping with what we know of the Jews in our Lord's da...
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...
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...
Ὁ ΔῈ ΧΡ. ὍΤΑΝ ἜΡΧ. _But when_ the _Christ cometh_; see on John 1:20. ΟΥ̓ΔΕῚΣ ΓΙΝΏΣΚΕΙ. _No one_ COMETH TO KNOW (John 7:26) or PERCEIVETH. Note the change from οἴδαμεν to γινώσκει and comp. John 8:55;...
14–39. We have (1) a discourse in the midst of the Feast in which three groups take part; ‘the Jews’ (14–24); some of the people of Jerusalem (25–31); the envoys of the Sanhedrin (32–36): (2) a discou...
THE DISCOURSES AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES Of this section John 7:10-13 are introductory....
Ver 25. Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? 26. But, lo, he speaks boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?...
_IS THIS JESUS THE CHRIST? -- JOHN 7:24-36:_ The people wanted to kill Jesus but they said nothing when face to face with Him. He spoke openly and boldly and no one did anything to stop Him. If they c...
ΠΌΘΕΝ (G4159) где, откуда, ΈΡΧΗΤΑΙ _praes. med. (dep.) conj. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) приходить. _Conj._ с ΌΤΑΝ (G3752) в indef. _temp. прид._ Иудеи считали, что Мессия будет жить в каком-л. неизвестном м...
THEN SAID SOME OF THEM, &C.— The inhabitants of Jerusalem, always Christ's bitter enemies, asked with surprize, if our Lord's boldness, and the silence of the rulers, proceeded from their having ackno...
THE OLD SABBATH CONTROVERSY RENEWED _Text 7:14-53_ 14 But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 The Jews therefore marveled, saying, How knoweth thi...
MIXED EMOTIONS CONCERNING JESUS _Text 7:25-36_ 25 Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill? 26 And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Ca...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 7:14-31 Below is an outline Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— In the last chapter we discussed the first thirteen verses of John 7, from which...
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. HOWBEIT WE KNOW THIS MAN WHENCE HE IS: BUT WHEN [`THE'] CHRIST COMETH, NO MAN KNOWETH WHENCE HE IS. This...
16 Here we have the test of a true teacher. The greatest of all Teachers could easily have formulated a philosophy of His own before which all the wisdom of the ages would sink into insignificance. He...
7:27 know (f-7) _ Oida_ . 'conscious knowledge.' see Note, 1 Corinthians 8:1 . knows (g-21) _ Ginosko_ . objective knowledge....
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...
Jewish ideas as to the Messiah were not very consistent. One view was that His birthplace and lineage would be notorious (cp. Matthew 2); others held that His manifestation would be shrouded in myster...
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...
HOWBEIT WE KNOW THIS MAN. — They at once supply a corrective answer to their own question. They know this Man whence He is. He is the carpenter’s son, and His mother, and brethren, and sisters, are we...
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...
_Opinion of inhabitants of Jerusalem regarding Jesus_. Knowing the hostility of the authorities, they express surprise that Jesus should be allowed to teach openly; and wonder whether the authorities...
_He teaches, and discussions regarding Him are evoked_. John 7:37 -end. _His manifestation on the last day of the Feast, and the consequent action of the Sanhedrim_. John 7:14-36. _The teaching of Jes...
THE UNAVOIDABLE CHRIST John 7:25-31 The freedom with which Jesus preached arrested the attention of the people in Jerusalem, and many wondered whether the cessation of hostility indicated a tacit adm...
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...
(11) Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. (11) Men are very wise to have checks and balances for their own thoughts....
We know this man whence he is. They looked upon him as no more than a man, and they thought they knew his father to be St. Joseph; they knew his Mother and kindred. --- But when the Christ cometh, no...
RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT John 7:24-31. _“Judge not according to sight.”_ The verb here is in the perpetual present, setting forth human proneness to judge people from the outward appearance. _“But judge rig...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 25-36. 1. The ῾Ιεροσολυμεῖται are evidently a different class from the ὄχλος, and are more fully acquainted with the desires of the rulers; but even they...
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...
II. DURING THE FEAST: 7:14-36. The first agitation had subsided; every one was quietly attending to the celebration of the feast, when all at once Jesus appears in the temple and sets Himself to the...
“ _Some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said therefore, Is not this man here the one whom they seek to kill?_ 26. _And behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can the rulers indeed have...
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...
27._But we know whence this man is. _Here we see not only how great is the blindness of men, when they ought to judge about the things of God, but this vice is almost natural to them, to be ingenious...
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...
HOWBEIT, WE KNOW THIS MAN WHENCE HE IS,.... They signify, that if the rulers had altered their minds, and had gone into the belief of Jesus of Nazareth being the Messiah, they should not follow them i...
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. Ver. 27. _No man knoweth whence he is_] This error might arise out of some texts of Scripture misunderstood...
_Then_ While our Lord was thus discoursing in the temple; _some of them of Jerusalem_ Some of the inhabitants of the city, who knew more of the designs of the sanhedrim than the others who had spoken...
WE KNOW THIS MAN; he parentage and place of birth. NO MAN KNOWETH WHENCE HE IS; the Jews knew that the Messiah should be a descendant of David, and born in Bethlehem. Matthew 2:4-6. But they had an id...
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...
25-30 Christ proclaimed aloud, that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent of God, who showed himself true to his promises. This declaration, that they knew not God, with h...
WE KNOW THIS MAN WHENCE HE IS; we know he is of Nazareth, and that Joseph is his reputed father. They also knew whence the Messias was to come, that he was to be of the family of David, of the tribe o...
John 7:27 However G235 know G1492 (G5758) where G4159 Man G5126 is G2076 (G5748) but G1161 when...
“However it is, we know from where this man comes. But when the Messiah comes, no one will know from where he comes.” This, however, raised a further problem for them. There were differing views about...
THE NET IS DRAWING TIGHTER - QUESTIONS AMONG THE PEOPLE (JOHN 7:25). It is quite clear that the impact of Jesus' ministry has been such that everyone is talking about Him. The whole of Jerusalem is st...
John 7:27. HOWBEIT WE KNOW THIS MAN WHENCE HE IS; BUT WHEN THE CHRIST COMETH, NO ONE PERCEIVETH WHENCE HE IS. In John 7:42 we read of the expectation that the Christ would come from Bethlehem (see als...
In this section Jesus appears at the feast to which He went up when His Father's, and therefore His own, hour was come. The opportunity afforded by it of teaching is embraced, and we are presented wit...
HOWBEIT (αλλα). Clearly adversative here.THIS MAN (τουτον). Possibly contemptuous use of ουτος as may be true in John 7:25; John 7:26.WHENCE HE IS (ποθεν εστιν). The Galilean Jews knew the famil...
John 7:14. _Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught._ He was no coward, so he boldly showed himself in the midst of the throng in the temple. John 7:15. _And the J...
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...
25-29. SOME OF THE PEOPLE OF JERUSALEM SAID. The visitors did not know this, but some of the local residents did. CAN IT BE THAT THE AUTHORITIES REALLY KNOW? Had the authorities changed their minds? W...
_Did not Moses give you the law?_ MURDER IN DESIRE The desire to kill Christ I. WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR RELIGIOUS PROFESSION. They professedly believed in Moses, and esteemed him highly. But th...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 7:27 BUT WE KNOW. Some rabbis taught that the Messiah would be completely unknown until he began to save Israel. Others, however, were sure that Bethlehem would be his birthplace (v....
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....
_But we know this man_, &c. We know that His parents are Joseph and Mary, and they themselves confessed elsewhere in general that they knew He was to be born in Bethlehem of the seed of David. But the...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 7:14. NOW ABOUT THE MIDST, ETC.—The middle of the feast, or “the lesser feast.” It was the fourth day of the feast most likely. TAUGHT.—For the first time (of whi...
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 8:33; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 53:8; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 30:21;...
Howbeit [α λ λ α]. But, it cannot be that the rulers have made such a discovery, for we know whence this man is. We know [ο ι δ α μ ε ν]. The knowing of the rulers is expressed by egnwsan; have they...
When Christ cometh, none knoweth whence he is — This Jewish tradition was true, with regard to his Divine nature: in that respect none could declare his generation. But it was not true with regard to...