Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Howbeit (mentoi). See John 4:27 for this compound particle (men, toi), by way of exception, but yet.
Spake (elalei). Imperfect active of lalew, "was speaking," picturing the whispering or secret talk (
no man openly, oudeiv parrhsiai). Best MSS. do not have en here with parrhsiai (locative or instrumental case of manner) as in John 7:26; John 10:24; John 11:54, but en genuine in John 7:4; Colossians 2:15. This adverbial use of parrhsiai is common enough (Mark 8:37).
For fear of the Jews (dia ton fobon twn Ioudaiwn). Objective genitive. The crowds really feared the Jewish leaders and evidently did not wish to involve Jesus or themselves. See the same phrase and attitude on the part of the disciples in John 19:38; John 20:19.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 7:13:
John 7:1
John 7:4
John 7:15
John 7:20
John 7:20
John 7:26
John 9:22
John 10:24
John 11:56
John 12:42
John 16:25
John 20:19
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