Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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].”
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 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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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles
11 Then the Jews sought Him at the feast and said, Where is He? 12 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. 13 However, no one spoke openly of Him, because of the fear of the Jews.
Cross References
John 7:40-43
Then when they heard the Word, many of the people said, Truly this is the Prophet.
John 9:16
Therefore some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a man, a sinner, do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
John 7:32
The Pharisees heard that the crowd murmured such things concerning Him. And the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to seize Him.
John 7:47
Then the Pharisees answered them, Also, have you not been deceived?
Matthew 10:25
It is enough for the disciple that he is like his master, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?
Matthew 16:13-16
And coming into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked His disciples, saying, Who do men say Me to be, the Son of Man?
Matthew 21:46
But seeking to lay hands on Him, they feared the crowd, because they held Him for a prophet.
Matthew 27:63
saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while He was living, After three days I will rise again.
Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth the evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Luke 7:16
And fear came on all. And they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has risen up among us; and, God has visited His people.
Luke 18:19
And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? None is good except One, God.
Luke 23:47
And when the centurion saw what had been done, he glorified God, saying, Truly this Man was righteous.
Luke 23:50
And behold, a man named Joseph, a councillor, a good man and a just one,
John 6:14
Then seeing the miracle that Jesus did, those men said, This is truly the Prophet, the One coming into the world.
John 7:25-27
Then some of those from Jerusalem said, Is this not the one they seek to kill?
John 7:52
They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search the scriptures and see that a prophet has not been raised out of Galilee.
John 10:19-21
Then a division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
Acts 11:24
For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And many people were added to the Lord.
Romans 5:7
For one will with difficulty die for a righteous one, yet perhaps one would even dare to die for a good one.
Philippians 2:14
Do all things without murmurings and disputings,