John 7:12
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
KJV
καὶ γογγυσμὸς ἦν περὶ αὐτοῦ πολὺς ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ· οἱ μὲν ἔλεγον ὅτι ἀγαθός ἐστιν· ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· οὔ, ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸν ὄχλον.
Greek NT
Et murmur multum erat in turba de eo. Quidam enim dicebant : Quia bonus est. Alii autem dicebant : Non, sed seducit turbas.
Vulgate
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.
ASV
And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him. For some said: He is a good man. And others said: No, but he seduceth the people.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γογγυσμός
goggusmos
noun · 4×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
πλανάω
planao
verb · 39×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
ἀγαθός
agathos
adjective · 102×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν πολὺς | WH/Treg/NIV: περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν πολὺς | RP: πολὺς περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν
- περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν πολὺς — SBLGNT
- περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν πολὺς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πολὺς περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ
- δὲ — SBLGNT
- δὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§574From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy him.317 Because of certain acts of his expelling demons, forgiving sins, healing on the sabbath day, his novel interpretation of the precepts of the Law regarding purity, and his familiarity with tax collectors and public sinners318…
2. Do you see how He prophesies even the place where He was to be slain. And they cast Him out, and slew Him. And Luke indeed says, that He declared what these men should suffer; and they said, God forbid; and He added the testimony [of Scripture]. For He beheld them, and said, What is it then that is written? The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head …
1. Those who intend to gain any advantage from what they read, must not pass by even any small portion of the words; and on this account we are bidden to search the Scriptures, because most of the words, although at first sight easy, appear to have in their depth much hidden meaning. For observe of what sort is the present case. Having said these words, It says, He spat on the …
1. At all times indeed, but especially then when I reflect upon the achievements of the saints, it comes over me to feel despondency concerning my own condition, because we have not even in dreams experienced the things among which those men spent their whole lives, not paying the penalty of sins, but always doing rightly and yet always afflicted. For consider, I beseech you, E…
Cross-references
- Acts 11:24 — For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
- John 6:41 — The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
- John 7:32 — The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
- John 7:39 — (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
- John 7:40 — Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
- John 7:43 — So there was a division among the people because of him.
- John 7:47 — Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
- John 7:47 — Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
- John 9:16 — Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
- John 9:16 — Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
- Matt 16:14 — And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
- Matt 27:63 — Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.