John 7:1-18 NIV

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

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 7:3

His brethren therefore (pointing to the high significance of this national and triumphant feast) said unto him. These brethren were ( Matthew 13:55 ) James, Joses, Simon, and Judas, and, without entering once more on the much-debated question of their actual relation to Jesus (see John 2:12 , and notes), it may be said that this passage in a very marked manner discriminates them from the apostles or disciples, and practically negatives the "cousin" theory derived from the supposed... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:5

For not even did his brethren believe in him. The evangelist, writing a generation later, and keenly remembering the attitude the brothel's had assumed before the Resurrection, adds, "not even his brothers," who ought to have been the most prominent of his disciples, "did up to this time believe on him," i.e. entrust themselves to him, dispose of their prejudices, change their conceptions, accept his spiritual lead, acknowledge his Divine mission, or know him to be the Holy One of God.... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:5

Brethren, but not believers. In recording this fact the evangelist shows his usual candour. The fact that some of those who were nearest akin to Jesus withheld from him their faith is at first sight surprising. It must have been very distressing to the human heart of our Lord to meet with such unbelief; and it must have been painful, and to some extent discouraging, to his avowed and ardent disciples. Yet the fact is so suggestive and instructive that, upon reflection, we cannot wonder... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:6

Jesus then saith to them (to his brothers), My time (the "season" for my full manifestation to the nation of what I am, or the time to disclose my own idea of my own commission) is not £ yet present. The season or opportunity for my final self-revelation pauses, and I pause for an intimation of the Father's will. This language corresponds with the reply to his mother, "My hour is not yet come" to do what you blindly desire. The kind of manifestation he subsequently made on that... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:6

Jesus in relation to time. Notice— I. THE TIME OF JESUS . "My time is not yet come." His time to go up to the feast, or his time to manifest himself. We have here: 1 . Jesus as the Subject of time. During his earthly career he was the Subject of time, and dependent upon it. He who was before and really above time was now its Subject. As such: 2 . Jesus as the Manager of time. II. THE TIME OF HIS BRETHREN . Their time and his differed materially. 1 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:7

The world cannot hate you; but it hateth me, because I bear witness concerning it, that its works are evil. The "world" is here used in the current Johannine sense of "humanity unregenerate, humanity without grace, or apart from God." The hatred of the world to Christ was pressing down upon his spirit like an intolerable load. He admitted that, from its own standpoint, there was some justification for the feeling. The world hates its censor; it repels the judgment passed upon it. It is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:7

Christ's witness against sin. The "world," which is here affirmed by Jesus to have hated him, is not to be distinguished from the "Church," if that expression may be applied to those who professed to receive the revelation and to do the will of God. For amongst our Lord's enemies, the foremost were certainly the men who were at the head of the theocracy, and whose sins Jesus most severely censured. From this significant fact, people professedly religious, and even people who sincerely... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:1-53

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:2-10

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:3

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:4

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:5

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:5

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:6

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:6

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:7

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:7

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