King James Version
What Does John 7:25 Mean?
“Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?”
Context
23
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? that: or, without breaking the law of Moses
24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
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But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
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Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **Then said some of them of Jerusalem.**—These Jerusalemites are distinct from the multitude of John 7:20, and are acquainted with the intention which seemed so impossible to the latter.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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