John 7:1

Some time later, Jesus went around from place to place in Galilee country. He knew that the Jewish leaders in Judea country wanted to kill him, so he didn’t want to go south to Judea.

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In The King James Version

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

In Context

2The time was coming for the Jewish people to have a week of ceremony, to remember that a long time ago their grand-fathers lived in tents in the desert. They called it the Tents Ceremony, and it was in Jerusalem city, in Judea country.

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Cross References

John 1:19The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem city sent some of the bosses of their ceremonies, and other men that helped in the Jewish ceremonies, to ask John some questions. They said to him, “Who are you?”

John 4:54That was the 2nd time that Jesus went from Judea to Galilee and then did a powerful thing.

John 7:19Listen, Moses gave you God’s law, but you mob don’t follow God’s law. You see, you are trying to kill me.”

John 8:37I know that you all reckon you belong to Abraham’s family. But you don’t like my message, so you want to kill me.

John 10:39Again the Jewish leaders tried to grab Jesus and put him in jail, but he got away from them.

Matthew Henry on John 7:1

In this chapter we have, I. Christ's declining for some time to appear publicly in Judea, ver. 1 . II. His design to go up to Jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles, and his discourse with his kindred in Galilee concerning his going up to this feast, ver. 2-13 . III. His preaching publicly in the temple at that feast. 1. In the midst of the feast, ver. 14, 15 . We have his discourse with the Jews, (1.) Concerning his doctrine, ver. 16-18 . (2.) Concerning the crime of sabbath-breaking laid to his charge, ver. 19-24… Read the whole commentary →

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