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 when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret. 11So the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and were saying, “Where is He?” There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.” 13Yet no one was speaking openly of Him for fear of the Jews. 14But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, 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

• There was muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• grumblingγογγυσμόςgoggusmos · murmuringG1112
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• someὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• were sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• He is a goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• Noοὐou · noG3756
• on the contraryἀλλάalla · butG235
• He leadsπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105

Cross-references for John 7:12

• John 7:32The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize Him.
• John 9:16Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.
• Philippians 2:14Do all things without grumbling or disputing;
• John 7:25So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?
• John 6:14Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 10:19A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!
• Matthew 16:13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
• Matthew 21:46When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.
• Luke 7:16Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
• Luke 6:45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
• Luke 18:19And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
• Luke 23:47Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent.”
• Acts 11:24for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.
• Romans 5:7For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.
• John 7:47The Pharisees then answered them, “You have not also been led astray, have you?

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