About the midst - Or about the middle of the feast. It continued eight days.
The temple - See the notes at Matthew 21:12.
And taught - Great multitudes were assembled in and around the temple, and it was a favorable time and place to make known his doctrine.
Verse John 7:14. _THE MIDST OF THE FEAST_] Though the canons required him to be there on the _first_ day, for the performance of a great variety of rites, yet, as these were in general the invention o...
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...
JESUS IN THE TEMPLE (JOHN 7:14-36) 14. About the midst of the feast. About the middle. It lasted, altogether, eight days. This indicates the time, probably, when Jesus reached Jerusalem. Bengel calcu...
NOT MAN'S TIME BUT GOD'S (John 7:1-9)...
ABOUT THE MIDST, &c. Expression Occurs only here. temple. Greek. _hieron._ See note on Matthew 23:16. TAUGHT. began to teach (Imperf. tense)....
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...
_about the midst of the feast_ Literally, _But now, when the feast was at the middle_, or _was half way past_; i.e. about the fourth day. But the expression is a vague one, so that we cannot be certai...
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 DISCOURSES AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES Of this section John 7:10-13 are introductory....
ἬΔΗ ΔῈ Τ. Ἐ. Μ. _But when it was already the midst of the feast_; i.e. about the fourth day. Whether He had been in Jerusalem for the first half is uncertain: see on John 7:10. Once more the Lord, who...
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...
Ver 14. Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15. And the Jews marveled, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned? 16. Jesus answered them, and sa...
_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...
ΜΕΣΟΎΣΗΣ _praes. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΜΕΣΌΩ (G3322) быть среди. _Gen. abs._ ΆΝΈΒΗ _aor. ind. act., см._ John 7:8. ΈΔΊΔΑΣΚΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΔΙΔΆΣΚΩ (G1321) учить. Inch, _impf._, "Он начал учит...
NOW ABOUT THE MIDST OF THE FEAST, &C.— About the middle of the feast (which lasted eight days) Jesus came into the temple, and preached many important doctrines with such strength of reason, clearness...
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...
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...
Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. NOW ABOUT THE MIDST OF THE FEAST, [ eedee (G2235) de (G1161) tees (G3588) heortees ...
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...
7:14 temple (b-16) _ Hieron_ . as Matthew 4:5 ....
Finding that He had a strong party on His side, Jesus came forth from His retirement and taught....
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...
NOW ABOUT THE MIDST OF THE FEAST. — Better, _But now, when it was the middle of the feast._ (Comp. John 7:8.) This was the technical _Chôl Mô’çd_ or _Mô’çd Katôn, “_the Middle of the Feast,” or “the L...
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...
_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...
Ἤδη δὲ τῆς ἑορτῆς μεσοῦσης. “But when it was now mid-feast,” _i.e._, the fourth day. μεσοῦν is commonly used in this sense: ἡμέρα μεσοῦσα, midday; θέρος μεσοῦν, midsummer. ἀνέβν … ἐδίδασκε. “Jesus wen...
HOW TO KNOW THE TRUTH OF JESUS' WORD John 7:14-24 Jesus now went up to the feast, not because he was prompted by the worldly policy suggested by His brethren, but because He was led by His Father's...
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...
(4) Now about the (d) midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. (4) Christ uses goodness to strive against the wickedness of the world: in the meanwhile most men are offended even...
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...
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...
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...
“ _Nevertheless, when the feast was already half finished, Jesus went up to the temple; and he taught there._ 15. _And the Jews were astonished, saying, How does this man know the Scriptures, not bein...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 14-24. 1. There is, apparently, an abrupt turn in the narrative at John 7:14, if we look only at the outward form of the story. But, when the following ve...
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...
14._Jesus went up into the temple. _We now see that Christ was not so much afraid as to desist from the execution of his office; for the cause of his delay was, that he might preach to a very large as...
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...
NOW ABOUT THE MIDST OF THE FEAST,.... About the fourth day of it, for it lasted eight days; this might be on the sabbath day, which sometimes was בתוך החג, "in the middle of the feast" n; and the rath...
Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. Ver. 14. _About the midst of the feast_] That he might have the better audience. _ Went up into the temple and taught_] _S...
_Now about the midst of the feast_ Which lasted eight days; _Jesus went up into the temple and taught_ Probably on the sabbath day. His business was to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and he readily...
The appearance of Jesus at the festival:...
NOW ABOUT THE MIDST OF THE FEAST JESUS WENT UP INTO THE TEMPLE AND TAUGHT....
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...
14-24 Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own finding out, but is from God's word, through the teaching of his Spirit. And amidst the disputes which distu...
About the third or fourth day of the feast (which continued seven days) our Lord, being (as was said before) come up privately and by stealth, as it were, to Jerusalem, first appears in the temple pre...
John 7:14 Now G2235 about G1161 middle G3322 (G5723) feast G1859 Jesus G2424 up G305 (G5627) into...
‘But when it was now the middle of the Feast, Jesus went up into the Temple and taught.' The Temple was the place where religious teachers would regularly go to pass on their teachings. They would si...
JESUS TEACHES OPENLY IN THE TEMPLE AND PLEADS FOR RIGHT JUDGMENT (JOHN 7:14). But whilst Jesus was taking every precaution He knew that He could not allow His own safety to hinder the proclamation of...
John 7:14. AND WHEN IT WAS ALREADY THE MIDDLE OF THE FEAST, JESUS WENT UP INTO THE TEMPLE-COURTS, AND TAUGHT. It is evident that the Evangelist means to impress us with the suddenness of this appearan...
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...
BUT WHEN IT WAS NOW IN THE MIDST OF THE FEAST (ηδη δε της εορτης μεσουσης). Literally, "But feast being already midway." Genitive absolute, present active participle, of μεσοω, old verb from μεσος,...
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...
THE FEAST WAS NEARLY HALF OVER. The feast lasted eight days. Jesus "came out of hiding" and began to teach openly in the temple. What he did was _unexpected_ by the authorities....
_Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the Temple and taught_ CHRIST AS A TEACHER Whatever theory men hold respecting Christ’s person and work, all regard Him as an unparalleled teache...
_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...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 7:14 TEMPLE here means the area surrounding the temple itself, including the Court of the Gentiles. ⇐...
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...
Haggai 2:7; John 18:20; John 5:14; John 7:2; John 7:37;...
About the midst of the feast [τ η ς ε ο ρ τ η ς μ ε σ ο υ σ η ς]. A peculiar form of expression found only here. The midst is expressed by a participle from the verb mesow, to be in the middle. Litera...
Now at the middle of the feast — Which lasted eight days. It is probable this was on the Sabbath day. Jesus went up into the temple — Directly, without stopping any where else....
Observe here, 1. Though Christ went up to Jerusalem privately, lest he should stir up the jealousy of the Pharisees against himself unseasonably; yet went he into the temple and taught publicly; his e...