John 10:22

John 10:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
• New International Version (NIV)Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

Context of John 10:22

20Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?” 21Others were saying, “These are not the words and thoughts of one possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. 23It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple [area] in Solomon’s portico. 24So the Jews surrounded Him and began saying to Him, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are [really] the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us so plainly and openly.”

John 10:22 word by word

Ἐγένετο τότε τὰ ἐγκαίνια ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις· χειμὼν ἦν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Jerusalemὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• the feast of the dedicationἐγκαίνιαegkainia · Feast|Festival of DedicationG1456
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• winterχειμώνcheimōn · winterG5494

Commentaries on John 10:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The feast of the dedication - This was a feast instituted by Judas Maccabeus, in commemoration of his purifying the temple after it had been defiled by Antiochus Epiphanes. This feast began on the twenty-fifth of the month Cisleu, (which answers to the eighteenth of our December), and continued for eight days. When Antiochus had heard that the Jews had made great rejoicings, on account of a report that had been spread of his death, he hastened out of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The feast of the dedication - Literally, the feast of the renewing, or of the renovation. This feast was instituted by Judas Maccabaeus, in the year 164 b.c. The temple and city were taken by Antiochus Epiphanes in the year 167 b.c. He killed 40,000 inhabitants, and sold 40,000 more as slaves. In addition to this, he sacrificed a sow on the altar of burnt-offerings, and a broth being made of this, he sprinkled it all over the temple. The city and temple…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 All who have any thing to say to Christ, may find him in the temple. Christ would make us to believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his meaning, but could not form his words into a full charge against him. He described the gracious disposition and happy state of his sheep; they heard and believed his word, followed him as his faithful disciples, and none of them should perish; for the Son and the Father were one. Thus he was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22the Feast of Dedication: This winter feast is also known as Hanukkah. It celebrates the time when the Jews rededicated the temple after Antiochus IV (175–163 BC) defiled it in. Two hundred years before Jesus was born, Greek soldiers captured the Jerusalem Temple, stole its treasures, and made it unusable for worship. In the winter of 165–164 BC, a Jewish army led by Judas Maccabeus reclaimed the temple and rededicated it to the Lord. The Feast of Hanukkah…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-4222-23. it was ... the feast of the dedication--celebrated rather more than two months after the feast of tabernacles, during which intermediate period our Lord seems to have remained in the neighborhood of Jerusalem. It was instituted by Jude Maccabeus, to commemorate the purification of the temple from the profanations to which it had been subjected by Antiochus Epiphanes 165 B.C., and kept for eight days, from the twenty-fifth Chisleu (December), the…Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:22

• Dedication
• Feasts
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Festivals, Religious
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• Sanctify
• Thief
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Dedication, Feast of
• Feasts and Fasts

Commentaries on John 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings