“ Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? ”
The rulers - The members of the Sanhedrin, who were supposed to have control over the religious rites and doctrines of the nation. The Pharisees - The sect possessing wealth, and office, and...
(18) Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? (18) False pastors are so stupid and foolish that they consider the Church of God to be of value according to the number of people in...
The Last Day of the Feast. The Feast of Tabernacles, the feast of the ingathering at the end of summer, lasted seven days in early times ( Deuteronomy 16:13 ). An eighth day was added later ( Levit...
Have... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. rulers. Members of the Sanhedrin.
48. Has any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees, believed in him? “He has none on his side,” they say, “but low and ignorant men; the rulers, and every person of distinction, are opposed t...
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? Have any of the rulers - believed on him? - Very few. But is this a proof that he is not of God? No, truly. If he were of the world, the wo...
Are ye also deceived? &c.— "Ye who have the advantage of knowing our sentiments, and are acquainted with the idea which we entertain concerning this person; surely you cannot be so weak as to b...
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? We are expressly told that "many of them" did, including Nicodemus and...
The Feast of Tabernacles John 7:1 to John 10:21 . Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles, October, 28 a.d. After the discourse of John 6 , delivered just before Passover 28 a.d., Jesus did not go...
The rulers were the Sanhedrin, among whose official duties it was to prevent the introduction of false doctrines. (Comp. Note on Johnm 1:19.) “The Pharisees” were the orthodox party of the day, and...
Chapter 16 JESUS DISCUSSED IN JERUSALEM. “And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for He would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill Him. Now the feast of the Jews, the feast...
the Blindness of Prejudice John 7:40-53 These short descriptions of the impressions made on His hearers by the discourses of Jesus indicate the double development which was resulting from His m...
So far, John has recorded incidents in the first year of our Lord's ministry. We now come to a comparatively brief section in which he records happenings happenings in the central and crowded two yea...
Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? (46) The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. (47) Then answered them the...
Have any of the rulers ,.... In the sanhedrim, or of the synagogues; or the civil magistrates, the noble, rich, and wealthy: or of the Pharisees, believed on him ; men famous for wisdom, learning,...
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? Ver. 48. Have any of the rulers, &c. ] Argumentum stultum, saith Theophylact. Sapientes sapienter in infernum descendunt, sai...
Then came the officers to the chief priests , &c. Namely, without accomplishing the purpose for which they were sent; and they The chief priests and other members of the sanhedrim, perceiving...
HIS BROTHERS UNBELIEVING (vs.1-9) The Lord continued for a time in Galilee. He would not then return to Judea because of the Jews' murderous intentions. This was certainly not fear, but sober, lo...
The Officers' Testimony of Christ. 45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have...
You ought to be ruled by us, and guided by us, who are your rulers, and your teachers: so early did the doctrine of implicit faith and obedience creep into the world; which is indeed to suppose an in...
The Chief Priests And Pharisees Dismiss Belief In Him As Ridiculous ( John 7:45-52 ). Sitting waiting in their quarters the leading religious authorities were seething. The last thing that they wa...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 7:41-42 . The Christ. —Hearts open to the truth were convinced and confessed Him. But some said, etc. —These were unlike the guileless Nathanael ( John 1:46-...
John 7:14 . Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. He was no coward, so he boldly showed himself in the midst of the throng in the temple. John 7:15 . And...
John 7:1 . He would not walk in Jewry, or Judea, because the jews sought to kill him. Herod had recently beheaded John, pleading the magnitude of his auditories; now, the jews magnified the same...
On the last day, that great day of the feast Jesus the Christ I. PROFFERING BLESSINGS. 1. Water for the thirsty ( John 7:37 ; Exodus 17:6 ; Numbers 20:11 ; Psalms 78:15 ; Psalms 78:20 ,...
EXPOSITION Ch. 7-10. contain the record of the conflict between faith and unbelief in the metropolis. At first the narrative indicates a vast amount of critical inquiry, of unsettled opinion, of...
The report of the guard:
1 Corinthians 1:20 ; 1 Corinthians 1:22-28 ; 1 Corinthians 2:8 ; Acts 6:7 ; Jeremiah 5:4 ; Jeremiah 5:5 ; John 12:42 ; John 7:26 ; John 7:50 ; Matthew 11:25
Hath any of the rulers — Men of rank or eminence, or of the Pharisees — Men of learning or religion, believed on him?