The multitude (ο οχλος). Outside of Jerusalem (the Galilean crowd as in verses 11f.) and so unfamiliar with the effort to kill Jes…

The people. Perhaps some of the people who were not aware of the designs of the rulers.

You have a devil. You are deranged…

The people. They know that the rulers have sought Him (John 7:11), but are not aware of their intention to kill Him. W…

"I did it on the Sabbath day, and you are all stumbling at that."

St. John Chrysostom: The Jews brought two charges against Christ: one, that He broke the Sabbath; the other, that He said God …

The response of the crowd to Jesus’ accusation shows that the decision of the rulers had not been widely publicized. The people were bewildered by …

You have a devil. The meaning is, "You are mad;" for it was a customary phrase among the Jews, who had been trained to the doctrine that, …

The people answered and said
These seem to be the country people, who came from Galilee and other parts, who knew no…

Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own discovery, but is from God's word, through the teaching of His…

1. After the Evangelist mentioned how our Lord’s relatives urged him to go to Judea, he also tells us what Christ replied to them. He then t…