John 7:12

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 

[7:12]  ¹ tn Grk “And there was.”

[7:12]  ² tn Or “complaining.”

[7:12]  ³ tn Or “among the common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities mentioned in the previous verse).

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Or “the crowd.”

[7:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “his will.”

[7:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “or whether I speak from myself.”