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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 7:53

And every man went unto his own house. The officers not bringing Jesus with them, and the sanhedrim being posed with Nicodemus, broke up without doing any business, and every member of it went home: this we may suppose was about the time of the evening sacrifice: for "the great sanhedrim sat from the time of the morning daily sacrifice, to the time of the evening daily sacrifice F2 Maimon. Hilchot Sanhedrin, c. 3. sect. 1. :' and it is said F3 Piske Tosephot Sanhedrin, art. 35.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7

Jesus continues in Galilee, John 7:1 . He is desired to go to the feast of tabernacles, John 7:2-5 . His answer, John 7:6-9 . He goes up, and the Jews seek him at the feast, John 7:10-13 . He teaches in the temple, John 7:14-24 . The Jews are confounded by his preaching, John 7:25-27 . He continues to teach; they wish to slay him, John 7:28-30 . Many of the people believe on him, John 7:31 . The Pharisees murmur, and our Lord reasons with them, John 7:32-36 . His preaching on... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:1

After these things - St. John passes from the preceding discourse of our Lord, which he delivered a little before the passover, John 6:4 , to the Feast of Tabernacles, which happened six months after, and thus omits many things mentioned by the other evangelists, which our blessed Lord said and did during that time. He had already gone over Galilee four or five times; and he continued there, because he found that the hatred of the Jews was such that they would kill him if they could meet... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:2

Feast of tabernacles - This feast was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the month Tisri, answering to the last half of our September, and the first half of October. This month was the seventh of the ecclesiastical, and first of the civil, year. The feast took its name from the tents which were erected about the temple, in public places, in courts, and on the flat roofs of their houses, and in gardens; in which the Jews dwelt for eight days, in commemoration of the forty years during which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:3

His brethren - said - It is generally supposed that these were the children of the sisters of his mother Mary; but some of the ancients have stated that Joseph had several children by a former wife. See the account of the evangelist prefixed to this Gospel. No solid proof can be alleged against this; nor can we pretend to say that these were not the children of Joseph and Mary. Our blessed Lord, it is true, was her first born, while she was yet a virgin; but no man can prove that he was her... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:4

No man that doeth any thing in secret, etc. - They took it for granted that Christ was influenced by the same spirit which themselves felt; and that therefore he should use every opportunity of exhibiting himself to the public, that he might get into repute; and they hoped that a part of his honor would be reflected back upon themselves, as being his near relations. They seem to have said: "It is too little to employ thyself in working miracles in Galilee, in the country, and in small... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:5

Neither did his brethren believe in him - They did not receive him as the promised Messiah; but, having seen so many of his miracles, they could not but consider him as an eminent prophet. They supposed that, if he were the Messiah, he would wish to manifest himself as such to the world; and, because he did not do so, they did not believe that he was the salvation of Israel. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:6

My time is not yet come - It is probable our Lord meant no more than this, that he had some business to transact before he could go to Jerusalem; but his brethren, having nothing to hinder them might set off immediately. Others think he speaks of his passion: My time of suffering is not yet come: as ye are still in friendship with the world, ye need not be under any apprehension of danger: ye may go when ye please. The first sense I think is the best. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:7

The world cannot hate you - The Jews will not persecute you, because ye are in their sentiments and interests. Ye also expect a worldly Messiah. But me it hateth - Because I condemn its injustice, its pride, its ambition, and its maxims, by my life and doctrine. It is very likely that the term world means here the Jewish people only: this is an acceptation in which ὑ κοσμος frequently occurs in this Gospel. See on John 17 (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:8

I go not up yet unto this feast - Porphyry accuses our blessed Lord of falsehood, because he said here, I will not go to this feast, and yet afterwards he went; and some interpreters have made more ado than was necessary, in order to reconcile this seeming contradiction. To me the whole seems very simple and plain. Our Lord did not say, I will not go to this feast; but merely, I go not yet, ουπω , or am not going, i.e. at present; because, as he said John 7:6 , and repeats here, his time... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 7:53

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:8

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