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 servants answered, “No man ever spoke like this!” 47Then the Pharisees responded to them, “Are you fooled too? Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him? 49But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed.” 50Nicodemus — the one who came to him previously and who was one of them — said to them,

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 7:26Yet, look, he’s speaking publicly and they’re saying nothing to him. Can it be true that the authorities know he is the Messiah?
• John 12:42Nevertheless, many did believe in him even among the rulers, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, so that they would not be banned from the synagogue.
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I thought: They are just the poor; they have been foolish. For they don’t understand the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
• Acts 6:7So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
• 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?
• 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, because if they had known it, 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