But Jesus did not trust himself to them (αυτος δε Ιησους ουκ επιστευεν αυτον αυτοις). "But Jesus himself kept on refusing (negativ…

Did not commit himself. The word translated commit here is the same which in John 2:23 is translated believed. It means …

But beneath this shallow surface, there is the unbroken ledge of rock. They are easily moved precisely because they are not deeply moved.

Th…

The Venerable Bede: The Evangelist has related above what our Lord did on His way to Jerusalem; now he relates how others react…

Jesus had already begun performing miraculous works. These signs attracted the attention of the crowd and brought many to a stage of belief paralle…

But Christ did not rely on them. Those who explain the meaning to be that Christ was on His guard against them, because He knew that they …

But Jesus did not commit himself unto them

The sense according to some of the ancients is, that he did not commit …

Our Lord knew all people—their nature, dispositions, affections, and designs—in a way that we do not know any person, not even ourselves. He knows …

1. Having explained the occasion for showing the sign, the Evangelist then states the sign that would be given. He does this in a structured…