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John 7:25

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 7:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
John 7:25 — American Standard Version

Context — John 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.
23If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath?
24Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
26And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?
27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.
28Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then said some of them of Jerusalem, etc.] Who were inhabitants of Jerusalem, and so are distinguished from the people, (<430720>John 7:20), who came up out of the country to the feast; so Jose ben Jochanan is called µylçwry çya, “a man of Jerusalem” f313; that is, an inhabitant of it: now these men living in the city, knew more of the temper and disposition, the designs and attempts, of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, to take away the life of Christ; and therefore say, is not this he whom they seek to kill? they knew that they had formed a design to kill him, ever since the passover before the last; when he wrought the miracle referred to in the text, and that they had been ever…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“of Jerusalem: Joh 7:10, Joh 7:11 Is not: Joh 7:20 John 7:26”
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