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Pride Blinds to Truth
Commentators note the Pharisees don't ask what Jesus said, but immediately accuse their own officers of being deceived. Their question is filled with scorn, not genuine curiosity. This reveals how intellectual and religious pride can cause people to dismiss evidence and reject truth without a fair hearing, simply because it challenges their established beliefs.
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Albert Barnes
On John 7:47
18th Century
Theologian
Are you also deceived? They regarded the claims of Jesus as, of course, an imposture. They did not examine, but were, like thousands, dete…
AT Robertson
On John 7:47
Are ye also led astray? (Μη κα υμεις πεπλανησθε; ). The Pharisees took the lead in this scornful sneer at the officers. The use of…
Charles Ellicott
On John 7:47
19th Century
Bishop
Are you also deceived?—The emphasis is upon the you. “You whose duty it is simply to obey, who were sent to bring Him cap…
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 7:47
19th Century
Preacher
Then answered them the Pharisees, Are you also deceived?
"You sheriffs' officers are generally hard-hearted enough; are you also de…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 7:47
The Pharisees were irate when the guards returned without Jesus. Their question implied a negative answer: “No one of the Pharisees has believed in…
John Calvin
On John 7:47
16th Century
Theologian
And are you also seduced? While they rebuke their officers, they strive, at the same time, to keep them in subjection. For by these words …
John Gill
On John 7:47
17th Century
Pastor
Then answered them the Pharisees, are you also deceived ? As well as the common people; you that have been so long in our…
Matthew Henry
On John 7:40–53
17th Century
Minister
The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes its restraint cannot be explained. Never has any man spoken with that wisdom…