7:12 There was 1 a lot of grumbling 2 about him among the crowds. 3 Some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others, “He deceives the common people.” 4
John 7:17
7:17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, 5 he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority. 6
1 tnGrk “And there was.”
2 tn Or “complaining.”
3 tn Or “among the common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities mentioned in the previous verse).