CHRIST AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. (John 7:1-53) After these things--that is, all that is recorded after Joh 5:18. walked in Galilee--continuing His labors there, instead of going to Judea, as might have been expecte…
1Después de estas cosas, andaba Jesús en Galilea; pues no quería andar en Judea, porque los judíos procuraban matarle.
2Estaba cerca la fiesta de los judíos, la de los tabernáculos;
3y le dijeron sus hermanos: Sal de aquí, y vete a Judea, para que también tus discípulos vean las obras que haces.
4Porque ninguno que procura darse a conocer hace algo en secreto. Si estas cosas haces, manifiéstate al mundo.
5Porque ni aun sus hermanos creían en él.
6Entonces Jesús les dijo: Mi tiempo aún no ha llegado, mas vuestro tiempo siempre está presto.
7No puede el mundo aborreceros a vosotros; mas a mí me aborrece, porque yo testifico de él, que sus obras son malas.
8Subid vosotros a la fiesta; yo no subo todavía a esa fiesta, porque mi tiempo aún no se ha cumplido.
9Y habiéndoles dicho esto, se quedó en Galilea.
10Pero después que sus hermanos habían subido, entonces él también subió a la fiesta, no abiertamente, sino como en secreto.
11Y le buscaban los judíos en la fiesta, y decían: ¿Dónde está aquel?
12Y había gran murmullo acerca de él entre la multitud, pues unos decían: Es bueno; pero otros decían: No, sino que engaña al pueblo.
13Pero ninguno hablaba abiertamente de él, por miedo a los judíos.
14Mas a la mitad de la fiesta subió Jesús al templo, y enseñaba.
15Y se maravillaban los judíos, diciendo: ¿Cómo sabe este letras, sin haber estudiado?
16Jesús les respondió y dijo: Mi doctrina no es mía, sino de aquel que me envió.
17El que quiera hacer la voluntad de Dios, conocerá si la doctrina es de Dios, o si yo hablo por mi propia cuenta.
18El que habla por su propia cuenta, su propia gloria busca; pero el que busca la gloria del que le envió, este es verdadero, y no hay en él injusticia.
19¿No os dio Moisés la ley, y ninguno de vosotros cumple la ley? ¿Por qué procuráis matarme?
20Respondió la multitud y dijo: Demonio tienes; ¿quién procura matarte?
21Jesús respondió y les dijo: Una obra hice, y todos os maravilláis.
22Por cierto, Moisés os dio la circuncisión (no porque sea de Moisés, sino de los padres); y en el día de reposo circuncidáis al hombre.
23Si recibe el hombre la circuncisión en el día de reposo, para que la ley de Moisés no sea quebrantada, ¿os enojáis conmigo porque en el día de reposo sané completamente a un hombre?
24No juzguéis según las apariencias, sino juzgad con justo juicio.
25Decían entonces unos de Jerusalén: ¿No es este a quien buscan para matarle?
26Pues mirad, habla públicamente, y no le dicen nada. ¿Habrán reconocido en verdad los gobernantes que este es el Cristo?
27Pero este, sabemos de dónde es; mas cuando venga el Cristo, nadie sabrá de dónde sea.
28Jesús entonces, enseñando en el templo, alzó la voz y dijo: A mí me conocéis, y sabéis de dónde soy; y no he venido de mí mismo, pero el que me envió es verdadero, a quien vosotros no conocéis.
29Pero yo le conozco, porque de él procedo, y él me envió.
30Entonces procuraban prenderle; pero ninguno le echó mano, porque aún no había llegado su hora.
31Y muchos de la multitud creyeron en él, y decían: El Cristo, cuando venga, ¿hará más señales que las que este hace?
32Los fariseos oyeron a la gente que murmuraba de él estas cosas; y los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos enviaron alguaciles para que le prendiesen.
33Entonces Jesús dijo: Todavía un poco de tiempo estaré con vosotros, e iré al que me envió.
34Me buscaréis, y no me hallaréis; y a donde yo estaré, vosotros no podréis venir.
35Entonces los judíos dijeron entre sí: ¿Adónde se irá este, que no le hallemos? ¿Se irá a los dispersos entre los griegos, y enseñará a los griegos?
36¿Qué significa esto que dijo: Me buscaréis, y no me hallaréis; y a donde yo estaré, vosotros no podréis venir?
37En el último y gran día de la fiesta, Jesús se puso en pie y alzó la voz, diciendo: Si alguno tiene sed, venga a mí y beba.
38El que cree en mí, como dice la Escritura, de su interior correrán ríos de agua viva.
39Esto dijo del Espíritu que habían de recibir los que creyesen en él; pues aún no había venido el Espíritu Santo, porque Jesús no había sido aún glorificado.
40Entonces algunos de la multitud, oyendo estas palabras, decían: Verdaderamente este es el profeta.
41Otros decían: Este es el Cristo. Pero algunos decían: ¿De Galilea ha de venir el Cristo?
42¿No dice la Escritura que del linaje de David, y de la aldea de Belén, de donde era David, ha de venir el Cristo?
43Hubo entonces disensión entre la gente a causa de él.
44Y algunos de ellos querían prenderle; pero ninguno le echó mano.
45Los alguaciles vinieron a los principales sacerdotes y a los fariseos; y estos les dijeron: ¿Por qué no le habéis traído?
46Los alguaciles respondieron: ¡Jamás hombre alguno ha hablado como este hombre!
47Entonces los fariseos les respondieron: ¿También vosotros habéis sido engañados?
48¿Acaso ha creído en él alguno de los gobernantes, o de los fariseos?
49Mas esta gente que no sabe la ley, maldita es.
50Les dijo Nicodemo, el que vino a él de noche, el cual era uno de ellos:
51¿Juzga acaso nuestra ley a un hombre si primero no le oye, y sabe lo que ha hecho?
52Respondieron y le dijeron: ¿Eres tú también galileo? Escudriña y ve que de Galilea nunca se ha levantado profeta.
53Cada uno se fue a su casa;
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. feast of tabernacles . . . at hand--This was the last of the three annual festivals, celebrated o…
feast of tabernacles . . . at hand--This was the last of the three annual festivals, celebrated on the fifteenth of the seventh month (September). (See Lev 23:33, &c.; Deu 16:13, &c.; Neh 8:14-18).
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II. His brethren said--(See on Mat 13:54-56).
His brethren said--(See on Mat 13:54-56).
Depart . . . into Judea, &c.--In Joh 7:5 this speech is ascribed to their unbelief. But as they were in the "upper room" among the one hundred and twenty disciples who waited for the descent of the Spirit after the Lord's ascension (Act 1:14), they seem to have had their prejudices removed, perhaps after His resurrection. Indeed here their language is more that of strong prejudice and suspicion (such as near relatives, even the best, too frequently show in such cases), than from unbelief. There was also, probably, a tincture of vanity in it. "Thou hast many disciples in Judea; here in Galilee they are fast dropping off; it is not like one who advances the claims Thou dost to linger so long here, away from the city of our solemnities, where surely 'the kingdom of our father David' is to be set up: 'seeking,' as Thou dost, 'to be known openly,' those miracles of Thine ought not to be confined to this distant corner, but submitted at headquarters to the inspection of 'the world.'" (See Psa 69:8, "I am become a stranger to my brethren, an alien unto my mother's children!")
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III. My time is not yet come--that is, for showing Himself to the world.
My time is not yet come--that is, for showing Himself to the world.
your time is always ready--that is "It matters little when we go up, for ye have no great plans in life, and nothing hangs upon your movements. With Me it is otherwise; on every movement of Mine there hangs what ye know not. The world has no quarrel with you, for ye bear no testimony against it, and so draw down upon yourselves none of its wrath; but I am here to lift up My voice against its hypocrisy, and denounce its abominations; therefore it cannot endure Me, and one false step might precipitate its fury on its Victim's head before the time. Away, therefore, to the feast as soon as it suits you; I follow at the fitting moment, but 'My time is not yet full come.'"
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IV. then went he . . . not openly--not "in the (caravan) company" [MEYER]. See on Luk 2:44.
then went he . . . not openly--not "in the (caravan) company" [MEYER]. See on Luk 2:44.
as it were in secret--rather, "in a manner secretly"; perhaps by some other route, and in a way not to attract notice.
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V. Jews--the rulers.
Jews--the rulers.
sought him--for no good end.
Where is He?--He had not been at Jerusalem for probably a year and a half.
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VI. much murmuring--buzzing.
much murmuring--buzzing.
among the people--the multitudes; the natural expression of a Jewish writer, indicating without design the crowded state of Jerusalem at this festival [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
a good man . . . Nay . . . deceiveth the people--the two opposite views of His claims, that they were honest, and that they were an imposture.
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VII. none spake openly of him--that is, in His favor, "for fear of the [ruling] Jews."
none spake openly of him--that is, in His favor, "for fear of the [ruling] Jews."
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VIII. about the midst of the feast--the fourth or fifth day of the eight, during which it lasted.
about the midst of the feast--the fourth or fifth day of the eight, during which it lasted.
went up into the temple and taught--The word denotes formal and continuous teaching, as distinguished from mere casual sayings. This was probably the first time that He did so thus openly in Jerusalem. He had kept back till the feast was half through, to let the stir about Him subside, and entering the city unexpectedly, had begun His "teaching" at the temple, and created a certain awe, before the wrath of the rulers had time to break it.
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IX. How knoweth . . . letters--learning (Act 26:24).
How knoweth . . . letters--learning (Act 26:24).
having never learned--at any rabbinical school, as Paul under Gamaliel. These rulers knew well enough that He had not studied under any human teacher--an important admission against ancient and modern attempts to trace our Lord's wisdom to human sources [MEYER]. Probably His teaching on this occasion was expository, manifesting that unrivalled faculty and depth which in the Sermon on the Mount had excited the astonishment of all.
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X. doctrine . . . not mine, &c.--that is, from Myself unauthorized; I am here by commission.
doctrine . . . not mine, &c.--that is, from Myself unauthorized; I am here by commission.
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XI. If any man will do his will, &c.--"is willing," or "wishes to do."
If any man will do his will, &c.--"is willing," or "wishes to do."
whether . . . of God, or . . . of myself--from above or from beneath; is divine or an imposture of Mine. A principle of immense importance, showing, on the one hand, that singleness of desire to please God is the grand inlet to light on all questions vitally affecting one's eternal interests, and on the other, that the want of his, whether perceived or not, is the chief cause of infidelity amidst the light of revealed religion.
XII
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XII. seeketh his own glory--(See on Joh 5:41-44).
seeketh his own glory--(See on Joh 5:41-44).
XIII
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XIII. Did not Moses, &c.--that is, In opposing Me ye pretend zeal for Moses, but to the spirit and end …
Did not Moses, &c.--that is, In opposing Me ye pretend zeal for Moses, but to the spirit and end of that law which he gave ye are total strangers, and in "going about to kill Me" ye are its greatest enemies.
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XIV. The people answered, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?--This was said by the multi…
The people answered, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?--This was said by the multitude, who as yet had no bad feeling to Jesus, and were not in the secret of the plot hatching, as our Lord knew, against Him.
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XV. I have done one work, &c.--Taking no notice of the popular appeal, as there were those there who …
I have done one work, &c.--Taking no notice of the popular appeal, as there were those there who knew well enough what He meant, He recalls His cure of the impotent man, and the murderous rage it had kindled (Joh 5:9, Joh 5:16, Joh 5:18). It may seem strange that He should refer to an event a year and a half old, as if but newly done. But their present attempt "to kill Him" brought up the past scene vividly, not only to Him, but without doubt to them, too, if indeed they had ever forgotten it; and by this fearless reference to it, exposing their hypocrisy and dark designs, He gave His position great moral strength.
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16. Moses . . . gave unto you circumcision, &c.--Though servile work was forbidden on the sabbath, th…
Moses . . . gave unto you circumcision, &c.--Though servile work was forbidden on the sabbath, the circumcision of males on that day (which certainly was a servile work) was counted no infringement of the Law. How much less ought fault to be found with One who had made a man "every whit whole"--or rather, "a man's entire body whole"--on the sabbath-day? What a testimony to the reality of the miracle, none daring to meet the bold appeal.
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17. Judge not, &c.--that is, Rise above the letter into the spirit of the law.
Judge not, &c.--that is, Rise above the letter into the spirit of the law.
18
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18. some of them of Jerusalem--the citizens, who, knowing the long-formed purpose of the rulers to pu…
some of them of Jerusalem--the citizens, who, knowing the long-formed purpose of the rulers to put Jesus to death, wondered that they were now letting Him teach openly.
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19. Do the rulers know, &c.--Have they got some new light in favor of His claims?
Do the rulers know, &c.--Have they got some new light in favor of His claims?
20
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20. Howbeit we know this man, &c.--This seems to refer to some current opinion that Messiah's origin …
Howbeit we know this man, &c.--This seems to refer to some current opinion that Messiah's origin would be mysterious (not altogether wrong), from which they concluded that Jesus could not be He, since they knew all about His family at Nazareth.
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21. cried Jesus--in a louder tone, and more solemn, witnessing style than usual.
cried Jesus--in a louder tone, and more solemn, witnessing style than usual.
Ye both, &c.--that is, "Yes, ye know both Myself and My local parentage, and (yet) I am not come of Myself."
but he that sent me is true, &c.--Probably the meaning is, "He that sent Me is the only real Sender of any one."
22
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22. sought to take . . . none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.
sought to take . . . none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.
23
Versículo 31
23. When Christ cometh, will he, &c.--that is, If this be not the Christ, what can the Christ do, whe…
When Christ cometh, will he, &c.--that is, If this be not the Christ, what can the Christ do, when He does come, which has not been anticipated and eclipsed by this man? This was evidently the language of friendly persons, overborne by their spiteful superiors, but unable to keep quite silent.
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24. heard that the people murmured--that mutterings to this effect were going about, and thought it h…
heard that the people murmured--that mutterings to this effect were going about, and thought it high time to stop Him if He was not to be allowed to carry away the people.
25
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25. Yet a little while, &c.--that is, "Your desire to be rid of Me will be for you all too soon fulfi…
Yet a little while, &c.--that is, "Your desire to be rid of Me will be for you all too soon fulfilled. Yet a little while and we part company--for ever; for I go whither ye cannot come: nor, even when ye at length seek Him whom ye now despise, shall ye be able to find Him"--referring not to any penitential, but to purely selfish cries in their time of desperation.
26
Versículo 35
26. Whither will he go, &c.--They cannot comprehend Him, but seem awed by the solemn grandeur of His …
Whither will he go, &c.--They cannot comprehend Him, but seem awed by the solemn grandeur of His warning. He takes no notice, however, of their questions.
27
Versículo 37
27. the last day, that great day of the feast--the eighth (Lev 23:39). It was a sabbath, the last fea…
the last day, that great day of the feast--the eighth (Lev 23:39). It was a sabbath, the last feast day of the year, and distinguished by very remarkable ceremonies. "The generally joyous character of this feast broke out on this day into loud jubilation, particularly at the solemn moment when the priest, as was done on every day of this festival, brought forth, in golden vessels, water from the stream of Siloah, which flowed under the temple-mountain, and solemnly poured it upon the altar. Then the words of Isa 12:3 were sung, With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of Salvation, and thus the symbolical reference of this act, intimated in Joh 7:39, was expressed" [OLSHAUSEN]. So ecstatic was the joy with which this ceremony was performed--accompanied with sound of trumpets--that it used to be said, "Whoever had not witnessed it had never seen rejoicing at all" [LIGHTFOOT].
Jesus stood--On this high occasion, then, He who had already drawn all eyes upon Him by His supernatural power and unrivalled teaching--"JESUS stood," probably in some elevated position.
and cried--as if making proclamation in the audience of all the people.
If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink!--What an offer! The deepest cravings of the human spirit are here, as in the Old Testament, expressed by the figure of "thirst," and the eternal satisfaction of them by "drinking." To the woman of Samaria He had said almost the same thing, and in the same terms (Joh 4:13-14). But what to her was simply affirmed to her as a fact, is here turned into a world-wide proclamation; and whereas there, the gift by Him of the living water is the most prominent idea--in contrast with her hesitation to give Him the perishable water of Jacob's well--here, the prominence is given to Himself as the Well spring of all satisfaction. He had in Galilee invited all the WEARY AND HEAVY-LADEN of the human family to come under His wing and they should find REST (Mat 11:28), which is just the same deep want, and the same profound relief of it, under another and equally grateful figure. He had in the synagogue of Capernaum (Joh 6:36) announced Himself, in every variety of form, as "the BREAD of Life," and as both able and authorized to appease the "HUNGER," and quench the "THIRST," of all that apply to Him. There is, and there can be, nothing beyond that here. But what was on all those occasions uttered in private, or addressed to a provincial audience, is here sounded forth in the streets of the great religious metropolis, and in language of surpassing majesty, simplicity, and grace. It is just Jehovah's ancient proclamation now sounding forth through human flesh, "HO, EVERY ONE THAT THIRSTETH, COME YE TO THE WATERS, AND HE THAT HATH NO MONEY!" &c. (Isa 55:1). In this light we have but two alternatives; either to say with Caiaphas of Him that uttered such words, "He is guilty of death," or falling down before Him to exclaim with Thomas, " MY LORD AND MY GOD!"
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28. as the scripture hath said--These words belong to what follows, "Out of his belly, as the scriptu…
as the scripture hath said--These words belong to what follows, "Out of his belly, as the scripture hath said, shall flow," &c. referring not to any particular passage, but to such as Isa 58:11; Joe 3:18; Zac 14:8; Eze 47:1-12; in most of which the idea is that of waters issuing from beneath the temple, to which our Lord compares Himself and those who believe in Him.
out of his belly--that is, his inner man, his soul, as in Pro 20:27.
rivers of living water--(See on Joh 4:13). It refers primarily to the copiousness, but indirectly also to the diffusiveness, of this living water to the good of others.
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29. this spake he of the Spirit--who, by His direct personal agency, opens up this spring of living w…
this spake he of the Spirit--who, by His direct personal agency, opens up this spring of living waters in the human spirit (Joh 3:6), and by His indwelling in the renewed soul ensures their unfailing flow.
they that believe, &c.--As the Holy Ghost is, in the redemption of man, entirely at the service of Christ, as His Agent, so it is only in believing connection with Christ that any one "receives" the Spirit.
for the Holy Ghost was not yet given--Beyond all doubt the word "given," or some similar word, is the right supplement. In Joh 16:7 the Holy Ghost is represented not only as the gift of Christ, but a gift the communication of which was dependent upon His own departure to the Father. Now as Christ was not yet gone, so the Holy Ghost was not yet given.
Jesus not yet glorified--The word "glorified" is here used advisedly, to teach the reader not only that the departure of Christ to the Father was indispensable to the giving of the Spirit, but that this illustrious Gift, direct from the hands of the ascended Saviour, was God's intimation to the world that He whom it had cast out, crucified, and slain, was "His Elect, in whom His soul delighted," and that it was through the smiting of that Rock that the waters of the Spirit--for which the Church was waiting, and with pomp at the feast of tabernacles proclaiming its expectation--had gushed forth upon a thirsty world.
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30. Many . . . when they heard this . . . said, Of a truth, &c.--The only wonder is they did not all …
Many . . . when they heard this . . . said, Of a truth, &c.--The only wonder is they did not all say it. "But their minds were blinded."
31
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31. Others said, This is the Christ--(See on Joh 1:21).
Others said, This is the Christ--(See on Joh 1:21).
Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
32
Versículo 42
32. scripture said . . . of the seed of David, and out of . . . Bethlehem, &c.--We accept this sponta…
scripture said . . . of the seed of David, and out of . . . Bethlehem, &c.--We accept this spontaneous testimony to our David-descended, Bethlehem-born Saviour. Had those who gave it made the inquiry which the case demanded, they would have found that Jesus "came out of Galilee" (Joh 7:41) and "out of Bethlehem" both, alike in fulfilment of prophecy as in point of fact. (Mat 2:23; Mat 4:13-16).
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33. would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).
would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).
34
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34. Then came the officers--"sent to take him" (Joh 7:32).
Then came the officers--"sent to take him" (Joh 7:32).
Why . . . not brought him?--already thirsting for their Victim, and thinking it an easy matter to seize and bring Him.
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35. Never man spake like this man--Noble testimony of unsophisticated men! Doubtless they were strang…
Never man spake like this man--Noble testimony of unsophisticated men! Doubtless they were strangers to the profound intent of Christ's teaching, but there was that in it which by its mysterious grandeur and transparent purity and grace, held them spellbound. No doubt it was of God that they should so feel, that their arm might be paralyzed, as Christ's hour was not yet come; but even in human teaching there has sometimes been felt such a divine power, that men who came to kill them (for example, ROWLAND HISS) have confessed to all that they were unmanned.
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36. ye also deceived--In their own servants this seemed intolerable.
ye also deceived--In their own servants this seemed intolerable.
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37. any of the rulers or . . . Pharisees believed--"Many of them" did, including Nicodemus and Joseph…
any of the rulers or . . . Pharisees believed--"Many of them" did, including Nicodemus and Joseph, but not one of these had openly "confessed Him" (Joh 12:42), and this appeal must have stung such of them as heard it to the quick.
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38. But this people--literally, "multitude," meaning the ignorant rabble. (Pity these important disti…
But this people--literally, "multitude," meaning the ignorant rabble. (Pity these important distinctions, so marked in the original of this Gospel, should not be also in our version.)
knoweth not the law--that is, by school learning, which only subverted it by human traditions.
are cursed--a cursed set (a kind of swearing at them, out of mingled rage and scorn).
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39. Nicodemus--reappearing to us after nearly three years' absence from the history, as a member of t…
Nicodemus--reappearing to us after nearly three years' absence from the history, as a member of the council, probably then sitting.
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40. Doth our law, &c.--a very proper, but all too tame rejoinder, and evidently more from pressure of…
Doth our law, &c.--a very proper, but all too tame rejoinder, and evidently more from pressure of conscience than any design to pronounce positively in the case. "The feebleness of his defense of Jesus has a strong contrast in the fierceness of the rejoinders of the Pharisees" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
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41. thou of Galilee--in this taunt expressing their scorn of the party. Even a word of caution, or th…
thou of Galilee--in this taunt expressing their scorn of the party. Even a word of caution, or the gentlest proposal to inquire before condemning, was with them equivalent to an espousal of the hated One.
Search . . . out of Galilee . . . no prophet--Strange! For had not Jonah (of Gath-hepher) and even Elijah (of Thisbe) arisen out of Galilee? And there it may be more, of whom we have no record. But rage is blind, and deep prejudice distorts all facts. Yet it looks as if they were afraid of losing Nicodemus, when they take the trouble to reason the point at all. It was just because he had "searched," as they advised him, that he went the length even that he did.
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42. every man went unto his own home--finding their plot could not at that time be carried into effec…
every man went unto his own home--finding their plot could not at that time be carried into effect. Is your rage thus impotent, ye chief priests?
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John — Capítulo 7
CHRIST AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. (John 7:1-53) After these things--that is, all that is recorded after Joh 5:18. walked in Galilee--continuing His labors there, instead of going to Judea, as might have been expecte…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Después de estas cosas, andaba Jesús en Galilea; pues no quería andar en Judea, porque los judíos procuraban matarle.
2Estaba cerca la fiesta de los judíos, la de los tabernáculos;
3y le dijeron sus hermanos: Sal de aquí, y vete a Judea, para que también tus discípulos vean las obras que haces.
4Porque ninguno que procura darse a conocer hace algo en secreto. Si estas cosas haces, manifiéstate al mundo.
5Porque ni aun sus hermanos creían en él.
6Entonces Jesús les dijo: Mi tiempo aún no ha llegado, mas vuestro tiempo siempre está presto.
7No puede el mundo aborreceros a vosotros; mas a mí me aborrece, porque yo testifico de él, que sus obras son malas.
8Subid vosotros a la fiesta; yo no subo todavía a esa fiesta, porque mi tiempo aún no se ha cumplido.
9Y habiéndoles dicho esto, se quedó en Galilea.
10Pero después que sus hermanos habían subido, entonces él también subió a la fiesta, no abiertamente, sino como en secreto.
11Y le buscaban los judíos en la fiesta, y decían: ¿Dónde está aquel?
12Y había gran murmullo acerca de él entre la multitud, pues unos decían: Es bueno; pero otros decían: No, sino que engaña al pueblo.
13Pero ninguno hablaba abiertamente de él, por miedo a los judíos.
14Mas a la mitad de la fiesta subió Jesús al templo, y enseñaba.
15Y se maravillaban los judíos, diciendo: ¿Cómo sabe este letras, sin haber estudiado?
16Jesús les respondió y dijo: Mi doctrina no es mía, sino de aquel que me envió.
17El que quiera hacer la voluntad de Dios, conocerá si la doctrina es de Dios, o si yo hablo por mi propia cuenta.
18El que habla por su propia cuenta, su propia gloria busca; pero el que busca la gloria del que le envió, este es verdadero, y no hay en él injusticia.
19¿No os dio Moisés la ley, y ninguno de vosotros cumple la ley? ¿Por qué procuráis matarme?
20Respondió la multitud y dijo: Demonio tienes; ¿quién procura matarte?
21Jesús respondió y les dijo: Una obra hice, y todos os maravilláis.
22Por cierto, Moisés os dio la circuncisión (no porque sea de Moisés, sino de los padres); y en el día de reposo circuncidáis al hombre.
23Si recibe el hombre la circuncisión en el día de reposo, para que la ley de Moisés no sea quebrantada, ¿os enojáis conmigo porque en el día de reposo sané completamente a un hombre?
24No juzguéis según las apariencias, sino juzgad con justo juicio.
25Decían entonces unos de Jerusalén: ¿No es este a quien buscan para matarle?
26Pues mirad, habla públicamente, y no le dicen nada. ¿Habrán reconocido en verdad los gobernantes que este es el Cristo?
27Pero este, sabemos de dónde es; mas cuando venga el Cristo, nadie sabrá de dónde sea.
28Jesús entonces, enseñando en el templo, alzó la voz y dijo: A mí me conocéis, y sabéis de dónde soy; y no he venido de mí mismo, pero el que me envió es verdadero, a quien vosotros no conocéis.
29Pero yo le conozco, porque de él procedo, y él me envió.
30Entonces procuraban prenderle; pero ninguno le echó mano, porque aún no había llegado su hora.
31Y muchos de la multitud creyeron en él, y decían: El Cristo, cuando venga, ¿hará más señales que las que este hace?
32Los fariseos oyeron a la gente que murmuraba de él estas cosas; y los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos enviaron alguaciles para que le prendiesen.
33Entonces Jesús dijo: Todavía un poco de tiempo estaré con vosotros, e iré al que me envió.
34Me buscaréis, y no me hallaréis; y a donde yo estaré, vosotros no podréis venir.
35Entonces los judíos dijeron entre sí: ¿Adónde se irá este, que no le hallemos? ¿Se irá a los dispersos entre los griegos, y enseñará a los griegos?
36¿Qué significa esto que dijo: Me buscaréis, y no me hallaréis; y a donde yo estaré, vosotros no podréis venir?
37En el último y gran día de la fiesta, Jesús se puso en pie y alzó la voz, diciendo: Si alguno tiene sed, venga a mí y beba.
38El que cree en mí, como dice la Escritura, de su interior correrán ríos de agua viva.
39Esto dijo del Espíritu que habían de recibir los que creyesen en él; pues aún no había venido el Espíritu Santo, porque Jesús no había sido aún glorificado.
40Entonces algunos de la multitud, oyendo estas palabras, decían: Verdaderamente este es el profeta.
41Otros decían: Este es el Cristo. Pero algunos decían: ¿De Galilea ha de venir el Cristo?
42¿No dice la Escritura que del linaje de David, y de la aldea de Belén, de donde era David, ha de venir el Cristo?
43Hubo entonces disensión entre la gente a causa de él.
44Y algunos de ellos querían prenderle; pero ninguno le echó mano.
45Los alguaciles vinieron a los principales sacerdotes y a los fariseos; y estos les dijeron: ¿Por qué no le habéis traído?
46Los alguaciles respondieron: ¡Jamás hombre alguno ha hablado como este hombre!
47Entonces los fariseos les respondieron: ¿También vosotros habéis sido engañados?
48¿Acaso ha creído en él alguno de los gobernantes, o de los fariseos?
49Mas esta gente que no sabe la ley, maldita es.
50Les dijo Nicodemo, el que vino a él de noche, el cual era uno de ellos:
51¿Juzga acaso nuestra ley a un hombre si primero no le oye, y sabe lo que ha hecho?
52Respondieron y le dijeron: ¿Eres tú también galileo? Escudriña y ve que de Galilea nunca se ha levantado profeta.
53Cada uno se fue a su casa;
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. feast of tabernacles . . . at hand--This was the last of the three annual festivals, celebrated o…
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II. His brethren said--(See on Mat 13:54-56).
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III. My time is not yet come--that is, for showing Himself to the world.
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IV. then went he . . . not openly--not "in the (caravan) company" [MEYER]. See on Luk 2:44.
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V. Jews--the rulers.
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VI. much murmuring--buzzing.
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VII. none spake openly of him--that is, in His favor, "for fear of the [ruling] Jews."
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VIII. about the midst of the feast--the fourth or fifth day of the eight, during which it lasted.
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IX. How knoweth . . . letters--learning (Act 26:24).
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X. doctrine . . . not mine, &c.--that is, from Myself unauthorized; I am here by commission.
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XI. If any man will do his will, &c.--"is willing," or "wishes to do."
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XII. seeketh his own glory--(See on Joh 5:41-44).
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XIII. Did not Moses, &c.--that is, In opposing Me ye pretend zeal for Moses, but to the spirit and end …
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XIV. The people answered, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?--This was said by the multi…
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XV. I have done one work, &c.--Taking no notice of the popular appeal, as there were those there who …
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16. Moses . . . gave unto you circumcision, &c.--Though servile work was forbidden on the sabbath, th…
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17. Judge not, &c.--that is, Rise above the letter into the spirit of the law.
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18. some of them of Jerusalem--the citizens, who, knowing the long-formed purpose of the rulers to pu…
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19. Do the rulers know, &c.--Have they got some new light in favor of His claims?
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20. Howbeit we know this man, &c.--This seems to refer to some current opinion that Messiah's origin …
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21. cried Jesus--in a louder tone, and more solemn, witnessing style than usual.
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22. sought to take . . . none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.
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23. When Christ cometh, will he, &c.--that is, If this be not the Christ, what can the Christ do, whe…
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24. heard that the people murmured--that mutterings to this effect were going about, and thought it h…
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25. Yet a little while, &c.--that is, "Your desire to be rid of Me will be for you all too soon fulfi…
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26. Whither will he go, &c.--They cannot comprehend Him, but seem awed by the solemn grandeur of His …
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27. the last day, that great day of the feast--the eighth (Lev 23:39). It was a sabbath, the last fea…
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28. as the scripture hath said--These words belong to what follows, "Out of his belly, as the scriptu…
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29. this spake he of the Spirit--who, by His direct personal agency, opens up this spring of living w…
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30. Many . . . when they heard this . . . said, Of a truth, &c.--The only wonder is they did not all …
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31. Others said, This is the Christ--(See on Joh 1:21).
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32. scripture said . . . of the seed of David, and out of . . . Bethlehem, &c.--We accept this sponta…
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33. would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).
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34. Then came the officers--"sent to take him" (Joh 7:32).
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35. Never man spake like this man--Noble testimony of unsophisticated men! Doubtless they were strang…
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36. ye also deceived--In their own servants this seemed intolerable.
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37. any of the rulers or . . . Pharisees believed--"Many of them" did, including Nicodemus and Joseph…
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38. But this people--literally, "multitude," meaning the ignorant rabble. (Pity these important disti…
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39. Nicodemus--reappearing to us after nearly three years' absence from the history, as a member of t…
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40. Doth our law, &c.--a very proper, but all too tame rejoinder, and evidently more from pressure of…
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41. thou of Galilee--in this taunt expressing their scorn of the party. Even a word of caution, or th…
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42. every man went unto his own home--finding their plot could not at that time be carried into effec…