John 7:12
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said: He is a good man. Others said: No; but he deceives the multitude.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
11Then the Jews sought for him at the feast, and said: Where is he?
13However, no one spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews.
Cross References
Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple, that he be as his teacher; and for the servant, that he be as his master. If they call the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household?
Matthew 21:46And when they sought to lay hold of him, they feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.
Luke 6:45The good man, out of the good treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is good; and the evil man, out of the evil treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaks.
Luke 18:19And Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? None is good but one, that is God.
Luke 23:50And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counselor, a good and a just man;
John 7:25Then said some of the men of Jerusalem: 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 →