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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, &#8220Isn&#8217t this the man they are trying to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore some of those of Jerusalem were saying, "Is this not whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this man not the one whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, &#8220Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, “Is this not the Man they want to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, &#8220Isn&#8217t this the man they want to kill? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, "Isn't this the man they want to kill? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem said, "Isn't this the man they want to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some of the people of Jerusalem said, "Isn't this the man the authorities are trying to kill? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then some of the people of Jerusalem began saying, "This is the man they are trying to kill, isn't it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, ?Isn?t this the man they are trying to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say, "Isn't this the man they are trying to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, "Is not this he whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Some however of the people of Jerusalem said, "Is not this the man they are wanting to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, “Is this not He whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore some of those of Jerusalem were saying, "Is this not whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, 'Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then said some of the Jerusalemites, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Some therefore of Jerusalem said: Is not this he whom they seek to kill? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, some of those from Jerusalem said: “Is he not the one whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, “Is he not the one they are trying to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is not this the man whom they are trying to kill?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the men of Jerusalem were saying, Is not this the man whom they want to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And the men from Jerusalem were saying, “Is This not he whom they seek to kill?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then said some of the men of Jerusalem: Is not this he whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then certain ones of Jerusalemites were saying, Is not this He whom they wished to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then said some of the people of Jerusalem, is not this the man whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Then some that belong'd to Jerusalem, said, is not this he whom they seek to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Some however of the people of Jerusalem said, "Is not this the man they are wanting to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Some, therefore, of those of Jerusalem said, "Is not This He Whom they are seeking to kill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore some of those of Jerusalem said, Is not this He whom they seek to put to death?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/7-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2464" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Is Jesus the Christ?</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24</span>Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.” <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the people</a> <a href="/greek/2415.htm" title="2415: Hierosolymitōn (N-GMP) -- An inhabitant of Jerusalem. From Hierosoluma; a Hierosolymite, i.e. Inhabitant of Hierosolyma.">of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Elegon (V-IIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">began to say,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">“Isn’t</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">the man</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">they are trying</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apokteinai (V-ANA) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">to kill?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">26</span>Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a></span><br />Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-37.htm">John 8:37</a></span><br />I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-40.htm">John 8:40</a></span><br />But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-53.htm">John 11:53</a></span><br />So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-46.htm">Matthew 21:46</a></span><br />Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Mark 3:6</a></span><br />At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a></span><br />and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23</a></span><br />After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12</a></span><br />When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/25-3.htm">Acts 25:3</a></span><br />to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-2</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Psalm 31:13</a></span><br />For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-5.htm">Psalm 56:5-6</a></span><br />All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise. / They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">Psalm 71:10</a></span><br />For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3</a></span><br />With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?</p><p class="hdg">of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-10.htm">John 7:10,11</a></b></br> But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret… </p><p class="hdg">Is not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20</a></b></br> The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/6-11.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/john/7-13.htm">However</a> <a href="/john/5-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/john/7-20.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/john/6-21.htm">Point</a> <a href="/john/7-20.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/john/7-20.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/john/7-20.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/luke/23-20.htm">Wanting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/8-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/7-44.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/john/7-27.htm">However</a> <a href="/john/10-22.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/john/8-22.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/acts/7-3.htm">Point</a> <a href="/john/7-34.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/acts/23-20.htm">Wanting</a><div class="vheading2">John 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-1.htm">Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-10.htm">goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-14.htm">teaches in the temple.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-40.htm">Various opinions of him among the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-45.htm">The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-50.htm">and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say,</b><br>This phrase indicates a specific group within the larger crowd present in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, being the religious and cultural center of Judaism, was a place where news and rumors spread quickly. The people of Jerusalem would have been more aware of the local religious leaders' intentions and discussions. This setting is significant as it highlights the tension between Jesus and the Jewish authorities. The phrase "began to say" suggests a growing awareness or realization among the people, indicating that Jesus' actions and teachings were causing a stir in the city.<p><b>“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?</b><br>This question reveals the underlying hostility and threat against Jesus from the Jewish leaders. The reference to "the man they are trying to kill" points to the growing plot against Jesus, which is rooted in earlier chapters where the religious leaders sought to arrest Him due to His claims and actions, such as healing on the Sabbath (<a href="/john/5-16.htm">John 5:16-18</a>). This phrase also underscores the public knowledge of the leaders' intentions, suggesting that the conflict between Jesus and the authorities was not a secret. It reflects the fulfillment of prophetic themes where the Messiah would face opposition and rejection, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>. The question also highlights the irony and tension in the narrative, as Jesus, the source of life, is being targeted for death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/people_of_jerusalem.htm">People of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The local residents of Jerusalem who are aware of the tensions surrounding Jesus and the religious leaders' intentions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, whose teachings and actions have caused division and controversy among the people and religious authorities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/religious_leaders.htm">Religious Leaders</a></b><br>The Jewish authorities who are plotting against Jesus due to His growing influence and His challenges to their authority.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, significant as the religious and cultural center of Jewish life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_tabernacles.htm">Feast of Tabernacles</a></b><br>The context of this chapter, a major Jewish festival during which Jesus is teaching in the temple courts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_opposition.htm">Awareness of Opposition</a></b><br>Recognize that following Christ may lead to opposition or misunderstanding from others, as seen in the life of Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_truth.htm">Courage in Truth</a></b><br>Jesus continued to speak truth despite the threat to His life. Believers are called to stand firm in their faith and convictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>Jesus operated according to God's timing, not human pressure. Trust in God's perfect timing in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/public_perception_vs._divine_mission.htm">Public Perception vs. Divine Mission</a></b><br>The people of Jerusalem were aware of the plot against Jesus, yet His mission was divinely ordained. Our understanding should align with God's purposes rather than public opinion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>The events surrounding Jesus' life and ministry were fulfillment of prophecy, reminding us of the reliability and sovereignty of God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_f._f._bruce.htm">Why did Jesus resolutely head to Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_use_spit_in_healing.htm">Why did Jesus use spit in healing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/recall_your_creator_in_youth.htm">Does He understand us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_incarnational_ministry.htm">What defines incarnational ministry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Then said some of them of Jerusalem.</span>--These Jerusalemites are distinct from the multitude of <a href="/john/7-20.htm" title="The people answered and said, You have a devil: who goes about to kill you?">John 7:20</a>, and are acquainted with the intention which seemed so impossible to the latter.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 25-29.</span> - <p><span class="note_emph">(4)</span> <span class="accented">Special perplexity of some Jerusalemites, and Christ's reply.</span> A second scene is here described, not necessarily on the day of his first appearance in the temple, though it took place in the temple (ver. 28). We see, however, a new wave of feeling. The multitude, or part of it, that gathered round him was maddened with his intimation of the murderous animosity of the authorities; but the dwellers in Jerusalem were better informed of the malignant spirit he had excited. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore</span> - by reason of his bold self-vindication - <span class="cmt_word">some of the Jerusalemites</span> (this word occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, except in <a href="/mark/1-5.htm">Mark 1:5</a>) <span class="cmt_word">were saying, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?</span> If the multitudes of the provincials were ignorant of the design of the hierarchy, the plot was not a complete secret. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/7-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινες</span> <span class="translit">(tines)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the [people]</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἱεροσολυμιτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(Hierosolymitōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2415.htm">Strong's 2415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An inhabitant of Jerusalem. From Hierosoluma; a Hierosolymite, i.e. Inhabitant of Hierosolyma.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">began to say,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔλεγον</span> <span class="translit">(Elegon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Isn’t</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">οὗτός</span> <span class="translit">(houtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the man]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃν</span> <span class="translit">(hon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are trying</span><br /><span class="grk">ζητοῦσιν</span> <span class="translit">(zētousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to kill?</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκτεῖναι</span> <span class="translit">(apokteinai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/7-25.htm">NT Gospels: John 7:25 Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/7-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 7:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 7:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/7-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 7:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 7:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>