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John 7:26 KJV
John · chapter 7 · verse 26
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?John 7:26 · King James Version
John 7:26 in context
24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
26But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- speakethlaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- nothingoudeisno one, nothingG3762 →
- boldlyparrēsiafreedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech, openly, frankly, i.e without concealment…G3954 →
- rulersarchōna ruler, commander, chief, leaderG758 →
- indeedmēpotethat... not, lest, whether perhaps, whether or not, in no way, perhapsG3379 →
- indeedalēthōstruly, of a truth, in reality, most certainlyG230 →
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Here is, I. Christ's public preaching in the temple (Joh 7:14): He went up into the temple, and taught, according to his custom when he was at Jerusalem. His business was to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and he did it in every place of concourse.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-36