John 7:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.”

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  • John 9:16 : 16 Then 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.
  • John 7:40-43 : 40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!” 41 Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he? 42 Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” 43 So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.
  • John 7:47 : 47 Then the Pharisees answered,“You haven’t been deceived too, have you?
  • John 7:32 : 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
  • John 7:52 : 52 They replied,“You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!”
  • John 10:19-21 : 19 Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?” 21 Others said,“These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?”
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 (For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)
  • Phil 2:14 : 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It 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 worse will they call the members of his household!
  • Matt 16:13-16 : 13 Peter’s Confession When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered,“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  • Matt 21:46 : 46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.
  • Matt 27:63 : 63 and said,“Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said,‘After three days I will rise again.’
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 The 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 7:16 : 16 Fear 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 18:19 : 19 Jesus said to him,“Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
  • Luke 23:47 : 47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”
  • Luke 23:50 : 50 Jesus’ Burial Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.
  • John 6:14 : 14 Now 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 7:25-27 : 25 Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ? 27 But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

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    43So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.

    44Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

  • John 7:13
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    13However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.

  • John 7:31-32
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    31Yet many of the crowd believed in him and said,“Whenever the Christ comes, he won’t perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?”

    32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

  • John 7:25-26
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    25Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

    26Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ?

  • John 7:11
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    11So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking,“Where is he?”

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    40Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”

    41Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?

  • John 10:19-20
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    19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.

    20Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”

  • John 6:43
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    43Jesus replied,“Do not complain about me to one another.

  • Matt 26:5
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    5But they said,“Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”

  • Mark 14:2
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    2For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”

  • John 11:47
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

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    18Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.

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  • Mark 11:32
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    32But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

  • Mark 11:18
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    18The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

  • John 7:20
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    20The crowd answered,“You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”

  • John 12:9
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    9Now a large crowd of Judeans learned that Jesus was there, and so they came not only because of him but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.

  • John 12:42
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    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.

  • John 9:16
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    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.

  • Luke 23:2
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    2They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

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    17This report about Jesus circulated throughout Judea and all the surrounding country.

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    15While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

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    26But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”

  • Matt 21:11
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    11And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

  • Mark 7:14
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    14Then he called the crowd again and said to them,“Listen to me, everyone, and understand.

  • John 7:35
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    35Then the Jewish leaders said to one another,“Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

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    46They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

  • John 18:34
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    34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

  • Acts 5:37
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    37After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census, and incited people to follow him in revolt. He too was killed, and all who followed him were scattered.

  • Luke 20:6
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    6But if we say,‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

  • Luke 23:14
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    14and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

  • Mark 14:57
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    57Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:

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    41Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said,“I am the bread that came down from heaven,”

  • Luke 22:2
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    2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

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  • Mark 3:7
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  • Luke 19:48
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    48but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

  • Matt 22:33
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    33When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

  • Mark 15:11
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    11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

  • Matt 9:3
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    3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”

  • Mark 12:12
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    12Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

  • Luke 23:5
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    5But they persisted in saying,“He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”

  • Luke 20:2
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    2and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”

  • John 7:46
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    46The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”