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John 7:12 KJV
John · chapter 7 · verse 12
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.John 7:12 · King James Version
John 7:12 in context
10But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
11Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
13Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- concerningperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- murmuringgongysmosa murmur, murmuring, muttering, a secret debate, a secret displeasure not openly avowedG1112 →
- peopleochlosa crowd, a casual collection of people, a multitude of men who have flocked together in…G3793 →
- othersdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- othersallosanother, otherG243 →
- amongenin, by, with etcG1722 →
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We have here, I. The reason given why Christ spent more of his time in Galilee than in Judea (Joh 7:1): because the Jews, the people in Judea and Jerusalem, sought to kill him, for curing the impotent man on the sabbath day, Joh 5:16.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13