John 7:11

John 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
• New International Version (NIV)Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, “Where is he?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, "Where is he?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?”

Context of John 7:11

9After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee. 10But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view. The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him. 12There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.” 13But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.

John 7:11 word by word

οἱ οὖν Ἰουδαῖοι ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ καὶ ἔλεγον· ποῦ ἐστιν ἐκεῖνος;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whereποῦpou · where?G4226
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565

Cross-references for John 7:11

• John 11:56They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won’t come for Passover, will he?”

Commentaries on John 7:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Then the Jews sought him - By Jews here are to be understood the scribes, Pharisees, and rulers of the people, and not the inhabitants of the province of Judea. It appears, from the following verses, that many of the people were prejudiced in his favor, but they dared not to own it publicly for fear of the Jews, i.e. for fear of the rulers of the people.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

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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