John Gill Commentary John 7:12

"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." — John 7:12 (ASV)

And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him There was a general whisper, and a private controversy and contention among the people about him, upon inquiry being made after him:

for some said he is a good man ; a man of a good principle, of a good life and conversation; and who is good, kind, and beneficent, both to the bodies and souls of men; preaches good doctrine, and does many good things:

others said: nay , or denied him to be a good man:

but he deceiveth the people ; drawing them off from the law of Moses, teaching them to break the sabbath, setting himself up for the Messiah, and asserting himself to be the son of God.