John 7:19 - Forerunner Commentary

John 7:19

17 ^aIf anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

18 ^aHe who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who ^bseeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and ^cno unrighteousness is in Him.

19 ^aDid not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? ^bWhy do you seek to kill Me?”

20 The people answered and said, ^a“You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”

21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel.

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John 7:18-24

That is why they were so confused. They were using their conception from their worldly tradition rather than from the word of God, and therefore they could not reach a right judgment about who He was and what He was doing.

Excerpted from John 7:37 Examined (Part 1) by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

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