Parallel Verses
Amplified
There was a lot of whispered discussion and murmuring among the crowds about Him. Some were saying, “He is a good man”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He misleads the people [giving them false ideas].”
New American Standard Bible
There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him;
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.
Holman Bible
And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good
International Standard Version
And there was a great deal of discussion about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," while others were saying, "No, he is deceiving the crowds!"
A Conservative Version
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes about him. Some said, He is a good man, others said, No, but he leads the multitude astray.
American Standard Version
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.
An Understandable Version
And there was much whispering about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," [but] others said, "No [he is not], he is [just] deceiving the crowd."
Anderson New Testament
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said: He is a good man. Others said: No; but he deceives the multitude.
Bible in Basic English
And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
Common New Testament
And there was much complaining among the people about him. Some said, "He is a good man"; others said, "No, on the contrary, he deceives the people."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and the people were much divided about him: for some said, he is a good man: others said, not at all; but he seduces the people.
Darby Translation
And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.
Godbey New Testament
And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning Him: some indeed were saying, That He is good; others were saying, No, but He deceives the multitude.
Goodspeed New Testament
and there was a great deal of muttering about him among the crowds, some saying that he was a good man, and others that he was not, but was imposing on the people.
John Wesley New Testament
And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him: for some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay; but he seduceth the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And much murmuring was for him in the crowds: some truly said, That he is good: and others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.
King James 2000
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceives the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, "He is a good [man]," but others were saying, "No, but he deceives the crowd."
Modern King James verseion
And there was much murmuring among the crowd concerning Him, for some said, He is a good man; others said, No, but he deceives the crowd.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And much murmuring was there of him among the people. Some said, "He is good." Others said, "Nay, but he deceiveth the people."
Moffatt New Testament
And the crowd disputed about him hotly; some said, "He is a good man," but others said, "No, he is misleading the people."
Montgomery New Testament
and there was much disputing about him among the crowd. Some would say, "He is a good man." Others. "No! he is misleading the people." "While I was with them I kept them by the power of thy name which thou hast given me. I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
NET Bible
There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."
New Heart English Bible
There was much murmuring among the crowds concerning him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so, but he leads the crowd astray."
Noyes New Testament
And there was much debating among the multitude concerning him. Some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay, but he deceiveth the multitude.
Sawyer New Testament
And there was much complaining concerning him among the multitude; some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the people.
The Emphasized Bible
and there was great, murmuring, about him among the multitudes: some, indeed, were saying - Good, is he! but, others, were saying - Not so! but he is leading the multitude astray.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And there was a great murmur concerning him among the multitude: some said, Surely he is a good man: others said, No; he only deceiveth the people.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And there were many whispers about him among the people, some saying 'He is a good man;' others: 'No! he is leading the people astray.'
Webster
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceiveth the people.
Weymouth New Testament
Among the mass of the people there was much muttered debate about Him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so: he is imposing on the people."
Williams New Testament
And there was a great deal of grumbling about Him among the crowds, some saying that He was a good man, and others that He was not, but was misleading the masses.
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."
Worrell New Testament
And there was much murmuring about Him among the multitudes: some were saying, "He is a good Man;" others were saying, "Nay, but He is misleading the multitude."
Worsley New Testament
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him: for some said, He is a good man; others said, No: He deceiveth the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;'
Themes
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Divisions caused by
Christ » Opinions concerning » Divided, concerning Christ as his work
public Opinion » Power of » Divided, concerning Christ as his work
Interlinear
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Usage: 1045
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles
11 So the Jews kept looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?” 12 There was a lot of whispered discussion and murmuring among the crowds about Him. Some were saying, “He is a good man”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He misleads the people [giving them false ideas].” 13 Yet no one was speaking out openly and freely about Him for fear of [the leaders of] the Jews.
Cross References
John 7:40-43
Listening to these words, some of the people said, “This is certainly the Prophet!”
John 9:16
Then some of the Pharisees said, “This Man [Jesus] is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner (a non-observant Jew) do such signs and miracles?” So there was a difference of opinion among them.
John 7:32
The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things [under their breath] about Him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent
John 7:47
Then the Pharisees said to them, “Have you also been deluded and swept off your feet?
Matthew 10:25
Matthew 16:13-16
Now when Jesus went into the
Matthew 21:46
And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the people, because they regarded Jesus as a prophet.
Matthew 27:63
and said, “Sir, we have remembered that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise [from the dead].’
Luke 6:45
Luke 7:16
Fear and profound awe gripped them all, and they began glorifying and honoring and praising God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people [to help and care for and provide for them]!”
Luke 18:19
Jesus said to him,
Luke 23:47
Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he began praising and honoring God, saying, “Certainly this Man was innocent.”
Luke 23:50
A man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), a good and honorable man
John 6:14
When the people saw the sign (attesting miracle) that He had done, they began saying, “This is without a doubt the promised Prophet who is to come into the world!”
John 7:25-27
Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, “Is this not the Man they want to kill?
John 7:52
They responded, “Are you also from Galilee? Search [and read the Scriptures], and see [for yourself] that no prophet comes from Galilee!”
John 10:19-21
A division [of opinion] occurred again among the Jews because of these words [of His].
Acts 11:24
For Barnabas was a good man [privately and publicly—his godly character benefited both himself and others] and he was full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith [in Jesus the Messiah, through whom believers have everlasting life]. And a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
Romans 5:7
Now it is an extraordinary thing for one to willingly give his life even for an upright man, though perhaps for a good man [one who is noble and selfless and worthy] someone might even dare to die.
Philippians 2:14
Do everything without murmuring or questioning [the providence of God],