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John 7:32
Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning Him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.
Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning Him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.
Verse 32. _THE PEOPLE MURMURED SUCH THINGS_] The people began to be convinced that he was the Messiah; and this being generally _whispered_ about, the Pharisees, c., thought it high time to put him to...
THE PEOPLE MURMURED SUCH THINGS - That is, that the question was agitated whether he was the Messiah; that it excited debate and contention; and that the consequence was, he made many friends. They ch...
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...
THE PHARISEES HEARD THAT THE PEOPLE. These active and watchful adversaries discovered that the people were being convinced and thought it time to act. The most powerful and most religious of the Jewis...
Many of the crowd believed in him. "When the Anointed One of God comes, they said, "surely he cannot do greater signs than this man has done?" The Pharisees heard the crowds carrying on these discussi...
NOT MAN'S TIME BUT GOD'S (John 7:1-9)...
PHARISEES. See App-120. THAT... MURMURED. murmuring. Greek. _gonguzo._ Occurs elsewhere in John only in John 6:41; John 6:43; John 6:61. OFFICERS, or servants; as in...
_heard that the people murmured such things_ Better, _heard_ THE MULTITUDE MUTTERING THESE _things_(see on John 7:12): it was not reported to them, they heard it themselves, and they went and reported...
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...
ΟἹ� (S. John’s invariable order; John 7:45; John 11:47; John 11:57; John 18:3) for οἱ Φ. κ. οἱ�., on overwhelming evidence. 32. ΓΟΓΓΎΖΟΝΤΟΣ. Here, as in...
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 31. And many of the people believed in him, and said, When Christ comes, will he do more miracles than these which this man has done? 32. The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things c...
_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...
ΆΚΟΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, ΓΟΓΓΎΖΟΝΤΟΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΓΟΓΓΎΖΩ (G1111) бормотать, ΎΠΗΡΈΤΗΣ (G5257) служитель. Здесь храмовая стража (Brown; ВВС), ΠΙΆΣΩΣΙΝ _aor. conj....
THEN THEY SOUGHT TO TAKE HIM, &C.— The defence made by our Lord did not pacify his enemies; for some of them would gladly have apprehended him: however, none of them had the courage to lay hold of him...
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 7:32-53 The following is a general Outline of the passage which is to be before us:— Before examining in detail the dosing verses of John 7 this will be the bes...
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. THE PHARISEES HEARD THAT THE PEOPLE MURMURED [OR 'HEARD T...
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...
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...
THE PHARISEES HEARD THAT THE PEOPLE MURMURED. — Or, more exactly, _the Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring._ In the second clause of the verse, the Authorised version follows the order of the Rece...
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...
_The Sanhedrim takes action regarding Jesus_....
Ἤκουσαν … αὐτόν. The Pharisees, perceiving that many of the people were coming under the influence of Jesus, determined to put a stop to His teaching, and persuaded the Sanhedrim [οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ...
_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...
A SPRING OF LIFE-GIVING WATER John 7:32-39 “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God.” The truth of that saying clearly appears in the earlier part of this section. When the Lord...
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...
(14) The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. (14) As the kingdom of God increases, so increases the...
_The Pharisees understood well enough that his words signified he was their Messias, and the true Son of God. And they sent some servants to seize him, and bring him to them. (Witham)_...
THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND PHARISEES SEND OFFICERS TO ARREST HIM John 7:32-34. _“The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning Him, the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers that...
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...
“ _But of the multitude many believed on him, and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more miracles than those which this man has done?_ 32. _The Pharisees heard this talk which was circ...
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...
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...
32._The Pharisees heard. _Hence it appears that the Pharisees, like persons set on the watch, were anxious on all occasions not to permit Christ to be known. In the first instance the Evangelist calls...
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...
THE PHARISEES HEARD THAT THE PEOPLE MURMURED,.... Or whispered, privately talked among themselves: SUCH THINGS CONCERNING HIM; as that surely he must be the Messiah, since such wonderful things were...
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. Ver. 32. _The Pharisees heard_] They had their scouts, and...
_Then they sought to take him_ “The defence which he made did not pacify his enemies, for some of them would gladly have apprehended him; however, none of them had the courage to lay hands on him, bei...
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...
31-36 The discourses of Jesus convinced many that he was the Messiah; but they had not courage to own it. It is comfort to those who are in the world, but not of it, and therefore are hated by it and...
MURMURED here is taken in a different sense from what it was before, and signifieth as much as whispered, or talked privately among themselves. The chief priests, who were afraid that their honour wou...
John 7:32 Pharisees G5330 heard G191 (G5656) crowd G3793 murmuring G1111 (G5723) things G5023 concerning G4012 Him...
‘The Pharisees heard the crowds murmuring these things about him, and the Chief Priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.' This surge of support for Jesus clearly had the Pharisees worrie...
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 7:32. THE PHARISEES HEARD THE MULTITUDE MURMURING THESE THINGS CONCERNING HIM, AND THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND THE PHARISEES SENT OFFICERS TO SEIZE HIM. To the various parties already mentioned in this...
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...
THE PHARISEES (ο Φαρισαιο). This group of the Jewish rulers (John 7:11; John 7:15; John 7:25) was particularly hostile to Christ, though already the Sadducees had become critical ...
John 7:30. _Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracle...
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...
_And many of the people believed on Him._ THE FAVOURABLY DISPOSED, AND THE MALIGNANTLY OPPOSED TO CHRIST I. THOSE WHO WERE FAVOURABLY DISPOSED (John 7:31). The commonalty, who were more or less unso...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 7:32 The CHIEF PRIESTS AND PHARISEES, representing the Sanhedrin, sent OFFICERS (or temple police) to arrest Jesus....
_The Pharisees heard_, &c. As though He were exciting the people to sedition (Euthymius); but more truly from envy. The Greek adds " _the chief Priests._ " The Pharisees belonged to the Council, and a...
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....
_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 5:26; John 11:47; John 11:48; John 12:19; John 18:3;...
Officers [υ π η ρ ε τ α ς]. See on Matthew 5:25; Luke 1:2....
THE LIVING WATER John 7:28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Did the rulers know that Jesus was the Christ? They should have known it. They saw the works which He did, and His works showed that He was the Chris...
Observe here, 1. How enraged the Pharisees were, when they heard that so many of the common people were brought to believe in Christ, and to cleave unto Christ, insomuch that they sent public officers...