John 7:12

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“Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.””

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BSBPD

“Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed said--`He is good;' and others said, `No, but he leadeth astray the multitude;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 7:12 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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!
  2. Matthew 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
  3. Matthew 21:46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
  4. Matthew 27:63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
  5. 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.
  6. 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!”
  7. Luke 18:19“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
  8. Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
  9. Luke 23:50Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
  10. 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.”
  11. John 7:25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
  12. John 7:32When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  13. John 7:40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
  14. John 7:47“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
  15. 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.”
  16. 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.
  17. John 10:19Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
  18. 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.
  19. Romans 5:7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
  20. Philippians 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing,

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