John 7:12

John 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
• New International Version (NIV)Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, "He is a good man," others said, "No, he is leading the people astray."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.”

Context of John 7:12

10But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret. 11So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?” Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.” 13Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews. 14About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.

John 7:12 word by word

καὶ γογγυσμὸς περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς ὄχλοις. οἱ μὲν ἔλεγον ὅτι ἀγαθός ἐστιν, ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον· οὔ, ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸν ὄχλον.Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• whisperingγογγυσμόςgoggusmos · murmuringG1112
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• a goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• Noοὐou · noG3756
• Noἀλλάalla · butG235
• He deceivesπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105

Cross-references for John 7:12

• John 7:32When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
• John 9:16Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
• Philippians 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing,
• John 7:25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
• John 6:14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 10:19Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
• Matthew 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
• Matthew 21:46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
• Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
• Luke 6:45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
• Luke 18:19“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
• Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
• Acts 11:24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
• Romans 5:7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
• John 7:47“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.

Commentaries on John 7:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Some said, He is a good man - The multitude were divided in their opinions concerning him: those who knew him best said, He is a good man. Those who spoke according to the character given him by the priests, etc., said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. Those who spoke evil of him spoke out, because they had the rulers on their side; but those who spoke good of him were obliged to do it in private, because they feared these rulers. Calumny and slander are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Murmuring - Contention, disputing. He deceiveth the people - That is, he is deluding them, or drawing them away by pretending to be the Messiah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52This chapter describes Jesus at the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus used parts of the feast to reveal his true identity to his fellow Jews and to show that he had fulfilled the feast's essential meaning (see 7:37–39; 8:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. Jews--the rulers. sought him--for no good end. Where is He?--He had not been at Jerusalem for probably a year and a half.Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:12

• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Division
• Judge
• Thither
• Deceivableness; Deceive
• Grudge
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Law in the New Testament
• Temple

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