John 7:1
After this Jesus moved from place to place in Galilee. He would not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were seeking an opportunity to kill Him.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
2But the Jewish Festival of the Tent-Pitching was approaching.
Cross References
Matthew 21:38"But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "`Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'
John 1:19This also is John's testimony, when the Jews sent to him a deputation of Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him who he was.
John 4:54This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
John 7:19Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not a man of you obeys the Law. Why do you want to kill me?"
John 8:37You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.
John 10:39This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.
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 →