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Jesus's Divine Prudence
Commentators explain that Jesus avoiding Judea was not cowardice but wisdom. As a man, he acted prudently to preserve his life because his work was not finished and his 'time had not yet come.' This teaches believers to use wisdom when facing danger, preserving their lives for continued service to God without compromising their mission.
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John
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Albert Barnes
On John 7:1
18th Century
Theologian
After these things. After the transactions which are recorded in the last chapters had taken place, and after the offense He had given the…
AT Robertson
On John 7:1
After these things (μετα ταυτα). John's favourite general note of the order of events. Bernard conceives that the events in 7:1-14…
Charles Ellicott
On John 7:1
19th Century
Bishop
After these things . . .—Denoting not immediate sequence, but covering the interval included in this verse—i.e., the Gali…
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 7:1–5
19th Century
Preacher
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of taberna…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 7:1
Although the writer evidently knew of Jesus’ later Galilean ministry, he chose not to record it. He shows that Jesus did not return to Judea at onc…
John Calvin
On John 7:1
16th Century
Theologian
Jesus walked in Galilee. The Evangelist appears not to pursue a continuous narrative, but to select from what occurred at different times …
John Gill
On John 7:1
17th Century
Pastor
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee
That is, after he had fed the five thousand with five loaves and two fish…
Matthew Henry
On John 7:1–13
17th Century
Minister
The brothers or kinsmen of Jesus were disgusted when they found there was no prospect of worldly advantages from him. Ungodly men sometimes underta…