41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.
Worthy.Bible » Commentaries » Matthew Henry Commentary » Commentary on John 7
Commentary on John 7 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 7
In this chapter we have,
Jhn 7:1-13
We have here,
Jhn 7:14-36
Here is,
Here the people rudely interrupted him in his discourse, and contradicted what he said (v. 20): Thou has a devil; who goes about to kill thee? This intimates,
He concludes this argument with that rule (v. 24): Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. This may be applied, either,
Jhn 7:37-44
In these verses we have,
Jhn 7:45-53
The chief priests and Pharisees are here in a close cabal, contriving how to suppress Christ; though this was the great day of the feast, they attended not the religious services of the day, but left them to the vulgar, to whom it was common for those great ecclesiastics to consign and turn over the business of devotion, while they thought themselves better employed in the affairs of church-policy. They sat in the council-chamber, expecting Christ to be brought a prisoner to them, as they had issued out warrants for apprehending him, v. 32. Now here we are told,