John 7:46
The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”
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- Matt 7:28-29 : 28 When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching, 29 because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.
- Luke 4:22 : 22 All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
- John 7:26 : 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?
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- John 7:44-452 verses81%
44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
45 Lack of Belief Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them,“Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”
- John 7:25-273 verses74%
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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46 No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.
- John 7:15-162 verses72%
15 Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said,“How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?”
16 So Jesus replied,“My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.
- John 7:47-482 verses72%
47 Then the Pharisees answered,“You haven’t been deceived too, have you?
48 None of the members of the ruling council or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?
- John 7:30-323 verses71%
30 So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.
31 Yet 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?”
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
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7 So they replied that they did not know where it came from.
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47 So 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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34 Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
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14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
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40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”
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26 Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.
- John 18:21-222 verses69%
21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”
22 When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,“Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
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62 So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
- Mark 15:3-53 verses69%
3 Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- John 7:50-512 verses69%
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,
51 “Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”
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2 and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”
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20 (Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)
- John 7:12-132 verses68%
12 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.”
13 However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.
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1 Stephen’s Defense Before the Council Then the high priest said,“Are these things true?”
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60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
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29 We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!”
30 The man replied,“This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
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6 But they could not reply to this.
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7 Then Jesus asked them again,“Who are you looking for?” And they said,“Jesus the Nazarene.”
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23 The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
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28 and said,“By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”
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12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.
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29 because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.
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71 Then they said,“Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!”
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30 They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
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29 The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.
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14 and 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.
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40 For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.
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36 What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
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57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)
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32 But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).
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33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.