John 7:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 7:1-13

We have here, I. The reason given why Christ spent more of his time in Galilee than in Judea (John 7:1): because the Jews, the people in Judea and Jerusalem, sought to kill him, for curing the impotent man on the sabbath day, John 5:16. They thought to be the death of him, either by a popular tumult or by a legal prosecution, in consideration of which he kept at a distance in another part of the country, very much out of the lines of Jerusalem's communication. It is not said, He durst not,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 7:1-9

7:1-9 After these things Jesus moved about in Galilee, for he did not wish to move about in Judaea, because the Jews were out to kill him. The festival of the Jews which is called the Festival of Tabernacles was near. So his brothers said to him: "Leave here and go down to Jerusalem so that your disciples will get the chance to see the works that you do. For no one goes on doing things in secret, when he wishes to draw public attention to himself. Since you can do these things, show yourself... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 7:1

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee ,.... That is, after he had fed the five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, near Bethsaida; and had had that long discourse with the Jews at Capernaum, concerning himself, as the bread of life, and about eating his flesh, and drinking his blood; and had been up to the feast of the passover at Jerusalem, said to be nigh, when he went over the sea of Galilee, John 6:4 ; otherwise the above places were in Galilee: but the case seems to be... 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:1

Verse 1 1.Jesus walked in Galilee. The Evangelist appears not to pursue a continued narrative, but to select out of what occurred at different times those events which were worthy of being related. He says that Christ sojourned for a time in Galilee, because he could not remain in safety anywhere among the Jews. If any person think it strange that Christ sought a place of concealment, who, by the mere act of his will, could break and render powerless all the efforts of his enemies, it is easy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1

Our Lord's stay in Galilee. Notwithstanding the discouragements of the last few days, he continued to reside in Galilee. "And after these things Jesus continued to abide in Galilee: for he would not abide in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him." I. HE TOOK NEEDFUL PRECAUTION TO SAVE HIS LIFE . 1 . He could have put forth miraculous power for its preservation, but he practised that economy of miracle which is so manifest throughout his whole ministry. 2 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-2

And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he was not willing to walk in Judaea, £ because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Tabernacles, was at hand. The last clause supplies a valuable chronological datum. This great climacteric feast of ingathering and joyful memories of all the goodness of Jehovah was held on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ( Leviticus 23:1-44 . 34-36). Consequently, according to John's own... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-10

(1). Treatment of the unbelieving brethren; the hour of his full manifestation not yet come. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-53

John 7:1-53 . consists of three distinct parts: Verses 7:1-8:11 3. Christ as the Source of truth. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:1

After these things - After the transactions which are recorded in the last chapters had taken place, and after the offence he had given the Jews. See John 5:18.Jesus walked - Or Jesus lived, or taught. He traveled around Galilee teaching.In Jewry - In Judea, the southern division of Palestine. Compare the notes at John 4:3.The Jews sought - That is, the rulers of the Jews. It does not appear that the common people ever attempted to take his life. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 7:1-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 7:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 7:1

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:1

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-53

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:1

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