John 7:12
And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning him. For certain ones were saying, “He is good.” But others were saying, “No, for he seduces the crowds.”
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In Context
11Therefore, the Jews were seeking him on the feast day, and they were saying, “Where is he?”
13Yet no one was speaking openly about him, out of fear of the Jews.
Cross References
Matthew 10:25It is sufficient for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant, like his master. If they have called the Father of the family, ‘Beelzebub,’ how much more those of his household?
Matthew 21:46And though they sought to take hold of him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
Luke 6:45A good man, from the good storehouse of his heart, offers what is good. And an evil man, from the evil storehouse, offers what is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Luke 18:19Then Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
Luke 23:50And behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a councilman, a good and just man,
John 7:25Therefore, some of those from Jerusalem said: “Is he not the one whom they are seeking 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 →