John 7:26

John 7:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
• New International Version (NIV)Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?

Context of John 7:26

24Do not judge by the outward appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” 25So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this Man not the one whom they are seeking to kill? And yet look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they? 27However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.” 28Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

John 7:26 word by word

καὶ ἴδε παρρησίᾳ λαλεῖ, καὶ οὐδὲν αὐτῷ λέγουσιν. μήποτε ἀληθῶς ἔγνωσαν οἱ ἄρχοντες ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ χριστός;Read the interlinear

• lookἴδεide · look!G2396
• He is speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• publiclyπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• and they are sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• The rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• do not reallyἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
• knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• that thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for John 7:26

• Psalms 40:9I have proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, Lord, You know.
• Psalms 71:15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the art of writing.
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
• Isaiah 42:4He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
• Isaiah 50:7For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have made My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Matthew 22:16And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and do not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone.
• Acts 4:13Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.
• Ephesians 6:19and pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
• Philippians 1:14and that most of the brothers and sisters, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.
• 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
• John 7:48Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?
• John 9:22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already reached the decision that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be excommunicated from the synagogue.
• John 11:47Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council meeting, and they were saying, “What are we doing in regard to the fact that this Man is performing many signs?
• John 12:42Nevertheless many, even of the rulers, believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, so that they would not be excommunicated from the synagogue;
• Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

Commentaries on John 7:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26That this is the very Christ? - In most of the common printed editions is found, the Very Christ; but the word is wanting in BDKLTX, twenty-two others, several editions; all the Arabic, Wheelock's Persic, the Coptic, Sahidic, Armenian, Slavonic, Vulgate, and all the Itala but one, Origen, Epiphanius, Cyril, Isidore, Pelusian, and Nonnus. Grotius, Mill, Bengel, and Griesbach, decide against it. Bishop Pearce says, I am of opinion that this second , in this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Do the rulers know indeed … - It seems from this that they supposed that the rulers had been convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, but that from some cause they were not willing yet to make it known to the people. The reasons of this opinion were these: 1.They knew that they had attempted to kill him. 2.They now saw him speaking boldly to the people without interruption from the rulers. They concluded, therefore, that some change had taken place in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-30Verses 25-30 Christ proclaimed aloud, that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent of God, who showed himself true to his promises. This declaration, that they knew not God, with his claim to peculiar knowledge, provoked the hearers; and they sought to take him, but God can tie men's hands, though he does not turn their hearts.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. 25-2725-27. some of them of Jerusalem--the citizens, who, knowing the long-formed purpose of the rulers to put Jesus to death, wondered that they were now letting Him teach openly.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