John 7:12
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes about him. Some said, He is a good man, others said, No, but he leads the multitude astray.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is that man?
13Yet no man spoke openly about him because of fear of the Jews.
Cross References
Matthew 10:25It is enough for the pupil that he becomes like his teacher, and the bondman like his lord. If they have called the house-ruler Beelzebub, how much more those of his household.
Matthew 21:46And when they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him as a prophet.
Luke 6:45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good, and the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart brings forth the bad, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Luke 18:19And Jesus said to him, Why do thou call me good? None is good except one, God.
Luke 23:50And behold a man named Joseph, a council member, being a good and righteous man
John 7:25Therefore some of the Jerusalemites said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
Matthew Henry on John 7:2-14
Christ's Discourse with His Brethren; The Rumours Respecting Christ. 1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thyself to the world. 5… Read the whole commentary →