John 7:12

Context
7:12 There was¹ a lot of grumbling² about him among the crowds.³ Some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others, “He deceives the common people.”⁴

John 7:40-41

Context

Differing Opinions About Jesus

7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd⁵ began to say, “This really⁶ is the Prophet!”⁷ 7:41 Others said, “This is the Christ!”⁸ But still others said, “No,⁹ for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?¹⁰

John 7:47-52

Context
7:47 Then the Pharisees answered,¹¹ “You haven’t been deceived too, have you?¹² 7:48 None of the rulers¹³ or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?¹⁴ 7:49 But this rabble¹⁵ who do not know the law are accursed!”

7:50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus¹⁶ before and who was one of the rulers,¹⁷ said,¹⁸ 7:51 “Our law doesn’t condemn¹⁹ a man unless it first hears from him and learns²⁰ what he is doing, does it?”²¹ 7:52 They replied,²² “You aren’t from Galilee too, are you?²³ Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet²⁴ comes from Galilee!”

[7:12] ¹tn Grk “And there was.”

[7:12] ²tn Or “complaining.”

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

[7:12] ⁴tn Or “the crowd.”

[7:40] ⁵tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).

[7:40] ⁶tn Or “truly.”

[7:40] ⁷sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

[7:41] ⁸tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).

[7:41] ⁹tn An initial negative reply (“No”) is suggested by the causal or explanatory γάρ (gar) which begins the clause.

[7:41] ¹⁰tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “does he?”).

[7:47] ¹¹tn Grk “answered them.”

[7:47] ¹²tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “have you?”).

[7:48] ¹³sn The chief priests and Pharisees (John 7:45) is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. Likewise the term ruler here denotes a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews. Note the same word (“ruler”) is used to describe Nicodemus in John 3:1, and Nicodemus also speaks up in this episode (John 7:50).

[7:48] ¹⁴tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “have they?”).

[7:49] ¹⁵tn Grk “crowd.” “Rabble” is a good translation here because the remark by the Pharisees is so derogatory.

[7:50] ¹⁶tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:50] ¹⁷tn Grk “who was one of them”; the referent (the rulers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:50] ¹⁸tn Grk “said to them.”

[7:51] ¹⁹tn Grk “judge.”

[7:51] ²⁰tn Grk “knows.”

[7:51] ²¹tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “does it?”).

[7:52] ²²tn Grk “They answered and said to him.”

[7:52] ²³tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “are you?”).

[7:52] ²⁴tc At least one early and important ms (Ì^66*) places the article before “prophet” (ὁ προφήτης, Jo profhths), making this a reference to the “prophet like Moses” mentioned in Deut 18:15.