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 to the festival, Jesus went. He didn’t go publicly but secretly. 11The Jews were looking for Jesus in the crowd at the festival. They kept asking, “Where is that man?” The crowds argued about Jesus. Some people said, “He’s a good man,” while others said, “No he isn’t. He deceives the people.” 13Yet, no one would talk openly about him because they were afraid of the Jews. 14When the festival was half over, Jesus went to the temple courtyard 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• murmuringγογγυσμόςgoggusmos · murmuringG1112
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• a good manἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Nayοὐou · noG3756
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• he deceivethπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105

Cross-references for John 7:12

• John 7:32The Pharisees heard the crowd saying things like this about him. So the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest Jesus.
• John 9:16Some of the Pharisees said, “The man who did this is not from God because he doesn’t follow the traditions for the day of rest—a holy day.” Other Pharisees asked, “How can a man who is a sinner perform miracles like these?” So the Pharisees were divided in their opinions.
• Philippians 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing.
• John 7:25Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this the man they want to kill?
• John 6:14When the people saw the miracle Jesus performed, they said, “This man is certainly the prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 10:19The Jews were divided because of what Jesus said.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for a student to become like his teacher and a slave like his owner. If they have called the owner of the house Beelzebul, they will certainly call the family members the same name.
• Matthew 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
• Matthew 21:46They wanted to arrest him but were afraid of the crowds, who thought he was a prophet.
• Luke 7:16Everyone was struck with fear and praised God. They said, “A great prophet has appeared among us,” and “God has taken care of his people.”
• Luke 6:45Good people do the good that is in them. But evil people do the evil that is in them. The things people say come from inside them.
• Luke 18:19Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God.
• Luke 23:47When an army officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Certainly, this man was innocent!”
• Acts 11:24Barnabas was a dependable man, and he was full of the Holy Spirit and faith. A large crowd believed in the Lord.
• Romans 5:7Finding someone who would die for a godly person is rare. Maybe someone would have the courage to die for a good person.
• John 7:47The Pharisees asked the temple guards, “Have you been deceived too?

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