NLT Study Bible - Gospel of John - Flipbook - Page 22
John 7:23
1783
6:65
John 6:44
6:68
John 6:63
6:69
Matt 16:16
Mark 1:24; 8:29
Luke 9:20
1 Jn 2:20
6:70-71
Matt 10:4; 26:14
John 13:27
7:1
John 5:18; 7:19;
8:37, 40
7:2
Lev 23:34
Deut 16:16
7:3
Matt 12:46
7:6
John 2:4; 7:30; 8:20
7:7
John 15:18
7:11
John 11:56
7:12
John 7:40-43
7:13
John 9:22-23
7:15
Matt 13:54
Luke 2:47
Acts 4:13
7:16
John 8:28; 12:49;
14:10
7:18
John 5:41, 44;
8:50, 54
7:19
John 1:17; 7:1, 25;
8:37-40
7:20
John 8:48, 52; 10:20
7:21-22
Gen 17:10-13
Lev 12:3
7:23
John 5:8-10, 16
Acts 7:8
66At this point many of his disciples
turned away and deserted him. 67Then
Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are
you also going to leave?”
68Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom
would we go? You have the words that give
eternal life. 69We believe, and we know you
are the Holy One of God.”
70Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of
you, but one is a devil.” 71He was speaking
of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the
Twelve, who would later betray him.
Jesus and the Festival of Shelters (7:1–8:59)
Jesus and His Brothers
After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee.
He wanted to stay out of Judea, where
the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.
2But soon it was time for the Jewish Fest i
val of Shelters, 3and Jesus’ brothers said to
him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where
your followers can see your miracles! 4You
can’t become famous if you hide like this!
If you can do such wonderful things, show
yourself to the world!” 5For even his broth
ers didn’t believe in him.
6Jesus replied, “Now is not the right time
for me to go, but you can go anytime. 7The
world can’t hate you, but it does hate me be
cause I accuse it of doing evil. 8You go on.
I’m not going to this festival, because my
time has not yet come.” 9After saying these
things, Jesus remained in Galilee.
7
Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple
after his brothers left for the festival,
Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out
of public view. 11The Jewish leaders tried
10But
God’s light can penetrate the profound
darkness of the world.
6:68-69 Simon Peter often served as
spokesman for the Twelve (see also Matt
14:28-29; 16:16; 17:4; 18:21; 19:27;
26:33-35). you are the Holy One of
God: Other manuscripts read you are the
Christ, the Holy One of God; still others
read you are the Christ, the Son of God;
and still others read you are the Christ,
the Son of the living God. See Mark 1:24.
6:70-71 Once again Jesus demonstrated
supernatural knowledge (see 1:47-49;
4:16-19). Judas would work for evil and
betray Jesus to the authorities (12:4;
13:2; Matt 26:14-16). Iscariot means
“man from Kerioth,” the home village of
Judas’s family.
7:1-52 This chapter is another account
of Jesus during a Jewish festival, the
Festival of Shelters. Jesus used elements
of the festival to reveal his true identity
to his Jewish compatriots and to show
that he had fulfilled the festival’s
to find him at the festival and kept asking
if anyone had seen him. 12There was a lot
of grumbling about him among the crowds.
Some arg ued, “He’s a good man,” but others
said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives
the people.” 13But no one had the courage
to speak favorably about him in public, for
they were afraid of getting in trouble with
the Jewish leaders.
14Then, midway through the fest ival,
Jesus went up to the Temple and began to
teach. 15The people were surprised when
they heard him. “How does he know so
much when he hasn’t been trained?” they
asked.
16So Jesus told them, “My message is not
my own; it comes from God who sent me.
17Anyone who wants to do the will of God
will know whether my teaching is from God
or is merely my own. 18Those who speak for
themselves want glor y only for themselves,
but a person who seeks to honor the one
who sent him speaks truth, not lies. 19Moses
gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In
fact, you are trying to kill me.”
20The crowd replied, “You’re demon pos
sessed! Who’s trying to kill you?”
21Jesus replied, “I did one miracle on the
Sabbath, and you were amazed. 22But you
work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey
Moses’ law of circumcision. (Actually, this
tradition of circumcision began with the pa
triarchs, long before the law of Moses.) 23For
if the correct time for circumcising your son
falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it
so as not to break the law of Moses. So why
should you be angry with me for healing
essential meaning (see 7:37-39; 8:12).
7:2 Jewish men were required to come
to the Temple for the Festival of Shelters (Exod 23:14-17; Deut 16:16), an annual seven-day autumn harvest festival
in Jerusalem six months after Passover
(6:4). People lived in temporary shelters
for the seven days as a reminder of the
tents Israel used for forty years in the
wilderness.
7:3-5 Jesus’ brothers (see also Mark
3:31) reminded him of his religious
obligation to celebrate the festival.
Their words were cynical because at this
time they didn’t believe in him (7:5).
7:6-8 Jesus said that it was not the right
time for him to go publicly to Jerusalem,
although he later went secretly (7:10;
see note on 12:23).
7:8 not going: Some manuscripts read
not yet going.
7:15 people: Literally Jewish people.
The leaders wanted Jesus to show his
credentials. Jesus had not been trained
under a rabbi but was taught by his
heavenly Father (cp. Peter and John,
Acts 4:13; contrast Paul, Acts 22:3).
7:17 Those who truly want to do the
will of God receive and accept Jesus and
his teaching (see also 5:42-47). Those
who focus on the world, by contrast,
are not receptive to Christ.
7:19 Moses gave you the law, but none
of you obeys it! The Jewish leaders were
proud of the law of Moses, but ironically, in trying to kill Jesus, they were
breaking the law (Exod 20:13).
7:20 You’re demon possessed! See also
8:48-52; 10:20-21.
7:22 The law required circumcision on
the eighth day (Lev 12:3) and permitted
a boy to be circumcised even if that
day fell on the Sabbath. Jesus argued
as a rabbi would, from “the lesser to
the greater,” using circumcision as a
precedent for healing, both of which
are religious works.
