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John 7:12
John 7:12 is verse 12 of John chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”
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John 7:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
11 So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
12 Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
13 Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
14 About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
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Cross-references
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John 7:32When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
John 9:16Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
Philippians 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing,
John 7:25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
John 7:26Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
John 7:27But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
John 7:40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
John 7:41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
John 7:42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
John 7:43So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
John 6:14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
John 10:19Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
John 10:21But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Matthew 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
Matthew 16:14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Matthew 16:15“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 21:46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
Luke 6:45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Luke 18:19“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
Luke 23:50Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
Acts 11:24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
Romans 5:7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
John 7:47“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
John 7:52“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
Matthew 27:63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’