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 Jesus himself also went up, not openly but in secret. 11So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking, “Where is he?” There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others, “He deceives the common people.” 13However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders. 14When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts 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 murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
• John 9:16Then some of the Pharisees began to say, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
• Philippians 2:14Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
• John 7:25Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
• John 6:14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 10:19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple to 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 defame the members of his household!
• Matthew 16:13When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
• Matthew 21:46They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.
• Luke 7:16Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and “God has come to help his people!”
• Luke 6:45The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.
• Luke 18:19Jesus 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 praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent!”
• Acts 11:24because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.
• Romans 5:7(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)
• John 7:47Then the Pharisees answered, “You haven’t been deceived too, 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