John 7:48

John 7:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
• New International Version (NIV)“Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?

Context of John 7:48

46The officers replied, “No one ever spoke like this man!” 47Then the Pharisees answered, “You haven’t been deceived too, have you? None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they? 49But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!” 50Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,

John 7:48 word by word

μή τις ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτὸν ἢ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·μήmē · notG3361
• Haveπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the rulersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• orἤē · orG2228
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 7:48

• John 7:26Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the rulers really know that this man is the Christ?
• John 12:42Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.
• Jeremiah 5:4I thought, “Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the Lord demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
• Acts 6:7The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
• 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?
• 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Commentaries on John 7:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Have any of the rulers - believed on him? - Very few. But is this a proof that he is not of God? No, truly. If he were of the world, the world would love its own. The religion of Christ has been in general rejected by the rulers of this world. A life of mortification, self-denial, and humility, does not comport with the views of those who will have their portion in this life. It has ever been a mark of the truth of God that the great, the mighty, and the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-52The story ends with Jewish leaders feeling frustrated and the people being divided over their opinion of Jesus (compare 7:25–27, 31–32). officers returned: See 7:32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4944-49. would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:48

• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees

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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