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 Living Translation (NLT)But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah?

Context of John 7:26

24Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” 25Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ? 27However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.” 28Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butκαίkai · andG2532
• loὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• he speakethλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• boldlyπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• they sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·μήποτεmēpote mē pote · lestG3379
• Doγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• the rulersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• indeedἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for John 7:26

• Psalms 40:9I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness In the great assembly; Indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O Lord, You Yourself know.
• Psalms 71:15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits.
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
• Isaiah 42:4He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
• Isaiah 50:7“For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Matthew 22:16And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men.
• Acts 4:13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
• Ephesians 6:19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
• Philippians 1:14and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
• 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
• John 7:48Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?
• John 9:22His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
• John 11:47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
• John 12:42Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;
• Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

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