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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 />Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And of the feast now being in the middle, Jesus went up into the temple and was teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple <i>area,</i> and <i>began to</i> teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and <i>began to</i> teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But when it was now the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and <i>began to</i> teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple [court] and <i>began to</i> teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple complex and began to teach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the festival was about half over, Jesus went into the temple and started teaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the festival was half over, Jesus went to the temple courtyard and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The festival was nearly half over when Jesus went to the Temple and began teaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Halfway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began teaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But when it was now the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But when the Festival was already half over, Jesus went up to the Temple and commenced teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it being now the middle of the celebration, Jesus went up to the temple, and He was teaching,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And of the feast now being in the middle, Jesus went up into the temple and was teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it being now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up to the temple, and he was teaching,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now the festival being in the midst, Jesus went up to the temple, and taught.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, about the middle of the feast, Jesus ascended into the temple, and he was teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple area and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />About the middle of the festival Jesus went up into the temple and began to teach.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now about the middle period of the feast, Jesus went up to the temple and taught.<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 />But when the midpoint of the feast had arrived, Yeshua came up to The Temple and he taught.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Now in the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But the feast already being midway, Jesus came up into the temple, and was teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But now at the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but about the middle of the feast, Jesus went publickly into the temple, and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But when the Festival was already half over, Jesus went up to the Temple and commenced teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But, it being now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and was teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But <i>when it was</i> now <i>about</i> the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/7-14.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=2376" 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">Jesus Teaches at the Feast</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/2235.htm" title="2235: Ēdē (Adv) -- Already; now at length, now after all this waiting. Apparently from e and de; even now."></a> <a href="/greek/3322.htm" title="3322: mesousēs (V-PPA-GFS) -- To be in the middle, be advanced midway. From mesos; to form the middle, i.e., to be half-way over.">About halfway through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1859.htm" title="1859: heortēs (N-GFS) -- A festival, feast, periodically recurring. Of uncertain affinity; a festival.">feast,</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/305.htm" title="305: anebē (V-AIA-3S) -- To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.">went up</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2411.htm" title="2411: hieron (N-ANS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.">temple courts</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1321.htm" title="1321: edidasken (V-IIA-3S) -- To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.">began to teach.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”…<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/7-28.htm">John 7:28-29</a></span><br />Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him, / but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-2.htm">John 8:2</a></span><br />Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a></span><br />“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54</a></span><br />Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-2.htm">Mark 6:2</a></span><br />When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">Matthew 21:23</a></span><br />When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47</a></span><br />Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-21.htm">Acts 5:21</a></span><br />At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14-15</a></span><br />And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. / After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Acts 17:2</a></span><br />As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4</a></span><br />Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Acts 19:8</a></span><br />Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a></span><br />And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-13.htm">Isaiah 54:13</a></span><br />Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.</p><p class="hdg">the midst.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2,37</a></b></br> Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Numbers 29:12,13,17,20,23</a></b></br> And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: … </p><p class="hdg">the temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14</a></b></br> Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-2.htm">John 8:2</a></b></br> And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a></b></br> Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-17.htm">Already</a> <a href="/luke/23-54.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/luke/11-53.htm">Commenced</a> <a href="/john/2-14.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/john/7-11.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/john/7-11.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/john/6-19.htm">Half</a> <a href="/exodus/38-4.htm">Halfway</a> <a href="/john/7-6.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/23-45.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/john/1-26.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/john/6-59.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/luke/21-37.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/john/6-60.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-22.htm">Already</a> <a href="/acts/18-14.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-6.htm">Commenced</a> <a href="/john/8-2.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/john/7-37.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/john/7-37.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/acts/18-11.htm">Half</a> <a href="/exodus/26-28.htm">Halfway</a> <a href="/john/7-16.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/8-9.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/john/8-3.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/john/7-28.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/john/7-35.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/john/7-16.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/john/7-28.htm">Temple</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'; 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It was one of the three pilgrimage feasts where Jewish males were required to appear in Jerusalem. The timing, "halfway through," indicates that Jesus chose a moment when the city was bustling with activity and the religious atmosphere was heightened, allowing His message to reach a wide audience.<p><b>Jesus went up to the temple courts</b><br>The temple courts were the outer areas of the Temple in Jerusalem, accessible to all people, including Gentiles. This setting was significant as it was a central place for teaching and discussion, where rabbis and teachers would often engage with the public. Jesus' presence here underscores His role as a teacher and His willingness to engage with the religious leaders and the people in a public forum. The temple was the heart of Jewish religious life, making it a strategic location for Jesus to reveal His teachings.<p><b>and began to teach</b><br>Jesus' teaching in the temple courts highlights His authority and wisdom, which often astonished those who heard Him. Unlike the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus taught with direct authority, often challenging traditional interpretations and focusing on the heart of the Law. His teachings were rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures, fulfilling prophecies and revealing deeper truths about God's kingdom. This act of teaching in the temple also foreshadows His role as the ultimate High Priest and the embodiment of God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching in the temple courts.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_courts.htm">Temple Courts</a></b><br>The outer courts of the temple in Jerusalem, a place where teaching and discussions often took place.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_tabernacles.htm">Feast of Tabernacles</a></b><br>A Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' wilderness wanderings, during which this event occurs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a></b><br>Religious authorities who are often in opposition to Jesus and His teachings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/crowds.htm">Crowds</a></b><br>The people gathered in Jerusalem for the feast, listening to Jesus' teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_teaching.htm">The Importance of Teaching</a></b><br>Jesus prioritized teaching, even during significant festivals, highlighting the importance of spiritual education.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a></b><br>Despite not having formal rabbinical training, Jesus taught with authority, demonstrating His divine wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_proclamation.htm">Courage in Proclamation</a></b><br>Jesus taught openly in the temple courts, despite knowing the opposition He faced, encouraging believers to be bold in sharing their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/engagement_with_culture.htm">Engagement with Culture</a></b><br>Jesus engaged with the people during a major cultural and religious event, showing the importance of meeting people where they are.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_learning.htm">Continuous Learning</a></b><br>Just as Jesus taught in the temple, believers are encouraged to continually seek understanding and growth in their faith.<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/in_what_year_did_jesus_die.htm">In what year did Jesus die?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jesus_attend_the_feast_secretly.htm">John 7:10 – How could Jesus go to the Feast secretly when such a gathering would have been highly public? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_john_7_52_wrong_about_galilean_prophets.htm">John 7:52 - The Pharisees claim no prophet arises from Galilee, but Jonah was from Galilee; is this an error or contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_jesus_of_jewish_descent.htm">Was Jesus of Jewish descent?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">Now about the midst of the feast.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">But now, when it was the middle of the feast.</span> (Comp. <a href="/john/7-8.htm" title="Go you up to this feast: I go not up yet to this feast: for my time is not yet full come.">John 7:8</a>.) This was the technical <span class= "ital">Ch?l M?'?d</span> or <span class= "ital">M?'?d Kat?n, "</span>the Middle of the Feast," or "the Lesser Feast." He had taken no part in the greater festival itself, and now He appears in the Temple, as far as we know, for the first time as a public teacher, probably (<a href="/john/7-19.htm" title="Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why go you about to kill me?">John 7:19</a>) as an expounder of some Scripture which had been read.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When it was already the midst of the feast;</span> or, <span class="accented">when already the festival had reached the middle stage.</span> Since the feast lasted seven or eight days, this is reasonably supposed to be on the fourth day. We may presume that he had been spending a few days at Bethany (<a href="/luke/10-38.htm">Luke 10:38</a>), front retirement of which he issued rather as a Prophet and Teacher than as the Messiah of the popular expectation. <span class="cmt_word">He went up</span> - he came suddenly - <span class="cmt_word">into the temple,</span> into the midst of the crowds where his followers would be found, who would shield him, humanly speaking, from the covert designs of his angry assailants. "He was adorned with the wreath of popular veneration, till this wreath was torn and withered by the poisonous breath of their enmity" (Lange). He went up into the temple, <span class="cmt_word">and taught</span> (<span class="greek">ἐδίδασκε</span>, continuously taught). We can only conjecture the theme of these instructions. They must have been sufficiently varied and peculiar to have excited much attention. Either parable, or apothegm, or stirring appeal, or quotation and interpretation from the Old Testament, or voice from the fathomless depths of his own consciousness, may have formed its staple. In his burning summons to conscience, and his gracious offers of mercy, the people who had listened to him on the mountainside or lakeside were accustomed to say, "He speaks with authority, not as the scribes." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/7-14.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">About halfway through</span><br /><span class="grk">μεσούσης</span> <span class="translit">(mesousēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3322.htm">Strong's 3322: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be in the middle, be advanced midway. From mesos; to form the middle, i.e., to be half-way over.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<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">feast,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑορτῆς</span> <span class="translit">(heortēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1859.htm">Strong's 1859: </a> </span><span class="str2">A festival, feast, periodically recurring. Of uncertain affinity; a festival.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνέβη</span> <span class="translit">(anebē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_305.htm">Strong's 305: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Singular<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">temple courts</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱερὸν</span> <span class="translit">(hieron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">began to teach.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐδίδασκεν</span> <span class="translit">(edidasken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1321.htm">Strong's 1321: </a> </span><span class="str2">To teach, direct, admonish. 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