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John 7:1
1And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John 7:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
- New International Version (NIV)After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.
Context of John 7:1
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2Now the tabernacles, the feast of the Jews, was near. 3His brethren therefore said to him, Remove hence and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest;
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Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα περιεπάτει ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ· οὐ γὰρ ἤθελεν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ περιπατεῖν, ὅτι ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀποκτεῖναι.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 7:1
- John 4:3he left Judaea and went away again unto Galilee.
- John 10:39They sought therefore again to take him; and he went away from out of their hand
- John 11:54Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went away thence into the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he sojourned with the disciples.
- Luke 13:31The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out, and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.
- Acts 10:38Jesus who [was] of Nazareth: how God anointed him with [the] Holy Spirit and with power; who went through [all quarters] doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
- John 7:19Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?
- John 5:16And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
- Matthew 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee to the other; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come.
- Matthew 21:38But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.
Commentaries on John 7:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1After these things - St. John passes from the preceding discourse of our Lord, which he delivered a little before the passover, John 6:4, to the Feast of Tabernacles, which happened six months after, and thus omits many things mentioned by the other evangelists, which our blessed Lord said and did during that time. He had already gone over Galilee four or five times; and he continued there, because he found that the hatred of the Jews was such that they…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1After these things - After the transactions which are recorded in the last chapters had taken place, and after the offence he had given the Jews. See John 5:18. Jesus walked - Or Jesus lived, or taught. He traveled around Galilee teaching. In Jewry - In Judea, the southern division of Palestine. Compare the notes at John 4:3. The Jews sought - That is, the rulers of the Jews. It does not appear that the common people ever attempted to take his life.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ goes to the feast of tabernacles. (1-13) His discourse at the feast. (14-39) The people dispute concerning Christ. (40-53) Verses 1-13 The brethren or kinsmen of Jesus were disgusted, when they found there was no prospect of worldly advantages from him. Ungodly men sometimes undertake to counsel those employed in the work of God; but they only advise what appears likely to promote present advantages. The people differed about his doctrine and…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. 1-531-2. After these things--that is, all that is recorded after Joh 5:18. walked in Galilee--continuing His labors there, instead of going to Judea, as might have been expected. sought to kill him--referring back to Joh 5:18. Hence it appears that our Lord did not attend the Passover mentioned in Joh 6:4--being the third since His ministry began, if the feast mentioned in Joh 5:1 was a Passover.Read the comment
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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
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