John 7:42

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 7:37-44

In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse, with the explication of it, John 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substance of the whole gospel; here is a gospel invitation to come to Christ, and a gospel promise of comfort and happiness in him. Now observe, 1. When he gave this invitation: On the last day of the feast of tabernacles, that great day. The eighth day, which concluded that solemnity, was to be a holy... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 7:37-44

7:37-44 On the last, the great day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried: "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. As the scripture says: 'He who believes in me--rivers of living water shall flow from his belly.'" It was about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, that he said this. For as yet there was no Spirit because Jesus was not yet glorified. When they heard these words some of the crowd said: "This is really the promised Prophet." Others said: "This is... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 7:37-44

Now that we have seen the vivid background of this passage we must look at it in more detail. The promise of Jesus presents us with something of a problem. He said: "He who believes in me--rivers of water shall flow from his belly." And he introduces that statement by saying, "as scripture says." No one has ever been able to identify that quotation satisfactorily, and the question is, just what does it mean? There are two distinct possibilities. (i) It may refer to the man who comes to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 7:42

Hath not the Scripture said ,.... These objectors were those who were accounted the more wise and knowing; who were conversant with the Scriptures, and pretended at least to a large knowledge of them: that Christ cometh out of the seed of David ; that he should be a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots; that he should be one out of David's loins, and of the fruit of his body, referring to Isaiah 11:1 , which was very true, and what was commonly known, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:42

Where David was? - That is, where he was born, 1 Samuel 16:1 , 1 Samuel 16:4 , and where he was before he became king in Israel. 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 7:40-44

Effect of this address upon the multitude. It made a great impression. I. IT DEVELOPED DIFFERENCES OF OPINION . "Many then of the multitude, who had heard this discourse, said, Truly this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ." 1 . A section of the multitude was favorable to Christ's Messianic claims— 2 . A section—perhaps the larger part—held that he could not be the Messiah, because he was born in Galilee. "Doth the Christ, then, come out of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:40-44

An important division. We have here: 1 . A great feast. That of Tabernacles . 2 . A great day. The last day of the feast. 3 . A great preacher. The Christ, the Son of God. 4 . A great sermon. "He cried;" and he had something worth crying—the living water for a thirsty world. 5 . A great division. "And there was a division among the people," etc. Notice— I. SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THIS DIVISION . 1 . Jesus was the Subject of this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:40-53

(7) The conflict among the hearers, and divers results of this series of discourses. The Sanhedrin and its officers. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:42-43

Hath not the Scripture said, That the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? Therefore a division arose in the multitude because of him. De Wette, Baur, Weisse, Keim, and others have tried to prove from this that the evangelist was ignorant of Christ's birth at Bethlehem. "Hilgenfeld candidly owns that this passage assumes the author's knowledge of this very fact" (Godet). It was unknown to the multitude, who were not at that moment aware how... read more

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