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Howbeit (αλλα). Clearly adversative here.
This man (τουτον). Possibly contemptuous use of ουτος as may be …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
However, they proceeded to state a reason why they supposed that he could not be the Messiah, whatever the rulers might think.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Howbeit we know this man.—They immediately supply a corrective answer to their own question. They know this Man from wher…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
They had a notion—perhaps derived from that passage in Isaiah, who shall declare his generation?—that the birth of Christ would be hidden …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. Augustine of Hippo: It was said above that our Lord went up to the feast secretly, not because He feared being captured (for…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The people were confused about the conflict between Jesus and the religious authorities. They wondered why he wasn’t censored if he was such a thre…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
But we know from where this man is. Here we see not only how great the blindness of men is when they ought to judge concerning the things …
John Gill
JohnGill
Howbeit, we know this man from where he is
They signify, that if the rulers had altered their minds, and had gone in…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christ proclaimed aloud that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent by God, who showed himself true to his promises. Th…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having considered the origin of His doctrine, the Evangelist now tells us about the origin of its Teacher.
- Christ shows His source, fr…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson