John 7:4 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 7:4

For there is no man that doeth anything in secret ,.... For so they reckoned his doing miracles in such a corner of the land, and in so obscure a place as Galilee: and he himself seeketh to be known openly ; suggesting hereby, that Christ was an ambitious person, and sought popular applause, and honour and glory from men, when nothing was more foreign from him; see John 5:41 . If thou do these things ; for they question whether the miracles he wrought were real; and suspected that... 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:4

Verse 4 4.If thou dost these things; that is, if thou aspirest to such greatness that all may applaud thee, direct towards thee the eyes of all. And they add, show thyself to the world, using the word world, as contrasted with the small number of persons among whom he was spending his time without honor. We might also draw from it another meaning. “If thou dost these things, that is, since thou art endued with so great power as to procure reputation for thyself by miracles, do not throw them... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:2-10

The appeal to Jesus on the part of his unbelieving brothers. I. THE OCCASION OF THIS APPEAL . "But the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand." 1 . It was the last and greatest of the three yearly feasts, and occurred in our month of October. 2 . It was intended at once to commemorate the forty years' wandering in the wilderness, and also to celebrate the ingathering of the yearly harvest. 3 . The pilgrims, as well as the inhabitants of Jerusalem, left their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:4

For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself £ seeketh to be known openly. Vulgate, in palam esse. Lucke translates in Latin, "idemque cupit celeber ease." The αὐτός answers to the subject of the verb "doeth," who yet is denied to exist by the οὐδείς . The ἐν παῤῥησίᾳ εἶναι says Meyer, is "to be the opposite of a shy and timid nature," which is very unmeaning. Grimm says of the phrase ἐν παῤῥησίᾳ , "Is se gerendi modus quo aliquis omnibus conspicuus... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:4-5

For there is no man ... - The brethren of Jesus supposed that he was influenced as others are. As it is a common thing among men to seek popularity, so they supposed that he would also seek it; and as a great multitude would be assembled at Jerusalem at this feast, they supposed it would be a favorable time to make himself known. What follows shows that this was said, probably, not in sincerity, but in derision; and to the other sufferings of our Lord was to be added, what is so common to... 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 7:4

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:4

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-53

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:2-10

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:4-5

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