John 7:12

John 7:12

The Heavenly Scholar

10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

11 Then ^athe Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?”

12 And ^athere was much complaining among the people concerning Him. ^bSome said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.”

13 However, no one spoke openly of Him ^afor fear of the Jews.

14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and ^ataught.

15 ^aAnd the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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much murmuring—buzzing.

among the people—the multitudes; the natural expression of a Jewish writer, indicating without design the crowded state of Jerusalem at this festival [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].

a good man . . . Nay . . . deceiveth the people—the two opposite views of His claims, that they were honest, and that they were an imposture.

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Jews—the rulers.

sought him—for no good end.

Where is He?—He had not been at Jerusalem for probably a year and a half.

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