John 7:12
and there were many whispers about him among the people, some saying ‘He is a good man;’ others, ‘No! He is leading the people astray.’
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In The King James Version
In Context
11The authorities were looking for him at the Festival and asking ‘Where is he?’;
13No one, however, spoke freely about him, because they were afraid of the authorities.
Cross References
Matthew 10:25It is enough for a student to be treated like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Matthew 21:46yet, although eager to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who regarded him as a prophet.
Luke 6:45A good person, from the good stores of their heart, brings out what is good; while a bad person, from their bad stores, brings out what is bad. For what fills someone’s heart will rise to their lips.
Luke 18:19“Why do you call me good?” answered Jesus. “No one is good but God.
Luke 23:50Now there was a man of the name of Joseph, who was a member of the Council, and who bore a good and upright character.
John 7:25At this some of the people of Jerusalem exclaimed, “Is not this the man who they are seeking to put to death?
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 →