John 7:48

John 7:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
• New International Version (NIV)“Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?

Context of John 7:48

46The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!” 47Then the Pharisees said to them, “Have you also been deluded and swept off your feet? Has any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? 49But this [ignorant, contemptible] crowd that does not know the Law is accursed and doomed!” 50Nicodemus (the one who came to Jesus before and was one of them) asked,

John 7:48 word by word

μή τις ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτὸν ἢ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·μήmē · notG3361
• Haveπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the rulersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• orἤē · orG2228
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 7:48

• John 7:26Look, He is speaking publicly, and they say nothing to Him! Is it possible that the rulers really know that this is the Christ?
• John 12:42Nevertheless, even many of the leading men believed in Him [as Savior and Messiah], but because of the Pharisees they would not confess it, for fear that [if they acknowledged Him openly] they would be put out of the synagogue (excommunicated);
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, “[Surely] these are only the poor (uneducated); They are [sinfully] foolish and have no [spiritual] understanding, For they do not know the way of the Lord Or the ordinance of their God [and the requirements of His just and righteous law].
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].
• Acts 6:7And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].
• 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise man (philosopher)? Where is the scribe (scholar)? Where is the debater (logician, orator) of this age? Has God not exposed the foolishness of this world’s wisdom?
• 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age recognized and understood this wisdom; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

Commentaries on John 7:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Have any of the rulers - believed on him? - Very few. But is this a proof that he is not of God? No, truly. If he were of the world, the world would love its own. The religion of Christ has been in general rejected by the rulers of this world. A life of mortification, self-denial, and humility, does not comport with the views of those who will have their portion in this life. It has ever been a mark of the truth of God that the great, the mighty, and the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-52The story ends with Jewish leaders feeling frustrated and the people being divided over their opinion of Jesus (compare 7:25–27, 31–32). officers returned: See 7:32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4944-49. would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:48

• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees

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Commentaries on John 7

• 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
• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings