Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Among the mass of the people there was much muttered debate about Him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so: he is imposing on the people."
New American Standard Bible
There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him;
King James Version
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
Holman Bible
And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good
International Standard Version
And there was a great deal of discussion about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," while others were saying, "No, he is deceiving the crowds!"
A Conservative Version
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes about him. Some said, He is a good man, others said, No, but he leads the multitude astray.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
There was a lot of whispered discussion and murmuring among the crowds about Him. Some were saying, “He is a good man”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He misleads the people [giving them false ideas].”
An Understandable Version
And there was much whispering about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," [but] others said, "No [he is not], he is [just] deceiving the crowd."
Anderson New Testament
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said: He is a good man. Others said: No; but he deceives the multitude.
Bible in Basic English
And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
Common New Testament
And there was much complaining among the people about him. Some said, "He is a good man"; others said, "No, on the contrary, he deceives the people."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and the people were much divided about him: for some said, he is a good man: others said, not at all; but he seduces the people.
Darby Translation
And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.
Godbey New Testament
And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning Him: some indeed were saying, That He is good; others were saying, No, but He deceives the multitude.
Goodspeed New Testament
and there was a great deal of muttering about him among the crowds, some saying that he was a good man, and others that he was not, but was imposing on the people.
John Wesley New Testament
And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him: for some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay; but he seduceth the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And much murmuring was for him in the crowds: some truly said, That he is good: and others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.
King James 2000
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceives the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, "He is a good [man]," but others were saying, "No, but he deceives the crowd."
Modern King James verseion
And there was much murmuring among the crowd concerning Him, for some said, He is a good man; others said, No, but he deceives the crowd.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And much murmuring was there of him among the people. Some said, "He is good." Others said, "Nay, but he deceiveth the people."
Moffatt New Testament
And the crowd disputed about him hotly; some said, "He is a good man," but others said, "No, he is misleading the people."
Montgomery New Testament
and there was much disputing about him among the crowd. Some would say, "He is a good man." Others. "No! he is misleading the people." "While I was with them I kept them by the power of thy name which thou hast given me. I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
NET Bible
There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."
New Heart English Bible
There was much murmuring among the crowds concerning him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so, but he leads the crowd astray."
Noyes New Testament
And there was much debating among the multitude concerning him. Some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay, but he deceiveth the multitude.
Sawyer New Testament
And there was much complaining concerning him among the multitude; some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the people.
The Emphasized Bible
and there was great, murmuring, about him among the multitudes: some, indeed, were saying - Good, is he! but, others, were saying - Not so! but he is leading the multitude astray.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And there was a great murmur concerning him among the multitude: some said, Surely he is a good man: others said, No; he only deceiveth the people.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And there were many whispers about him among the people, some saying 'He is a good man;' others: 'No! he is leading the people astray.'
Webster
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceiveth the people.
Williams New Testament
And there was a great deal of grumbling about Him among the crowds, some saying that He was a good man, and others that He was not, but was misleading the masses.
World English Bible
There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so, but he leads the multitude astray."
Worrell New Testament
And there was much murmuring about Him among the multitudes: some were saying, "He is a good Man;" others were saying, "Nay, but He is misleading the multitude."
Worsley New Testament
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him: for some said, He is a good man; others said, No: He deceiveth the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
and there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed said -- 'He is good;' and others said, 'No, but he leadeth astray the multitude;'
Themes
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Divisions caused by
Christ » Opinions concerning » Divided, concerning Christ as his work
public Opinion » Power of » Divided, concerning Christ as his work
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles
11 Meanwhile the Jews at the Festival were looking for Him and were inquiring, "Where is he?" 12 Among the mass of the people there was much muttered debate about Him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so: he is imposing on the people." 13 Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke out boldly about Him.
Cross References
John 7:40-43
After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet."
John 9:16
This led some of the Pharisees to say, "That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." "How is it possible for a bad man to do such miracles?" argued others.
John 7:32
The Pharisees heard the people thus expressing their various doubts about Him, and the High Priests and the Pharisees sent some officers to apprehend Him.
John 7:47
"Are *you* deluded too?" replied the Pharisees;
Matthew 10:25
Enough for the learner to be on a level with his teacher, and for the servant to be on a level with his master. If they have called the master of the house Baal-zebul, how much more will they slander his servants?
Matthew 16:13-16
When He arrived in the neighbourhood of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus questioned His disciples. "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" He asked.
Matthew 21:46
but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.
Matthew 27:63
"Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again.
Luke 6:45
A good man from the good stored up in his heart brings out what is good; and an evil man from the evil stored up brings out what is evil; for from the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
Luke 7:16
All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."
Luke 18:19
"Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God.
Luke 23:47
The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent."
Luke 23:50
There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man,
John 6:14
Thereupon the people, having seen the miracle He had performed, said, "This is indeed the Prophet who was to come into the world."
John 7:25-27
Some however of the people of Jerusalem said, "Is not this the man they are wanting to kill?
John 7:52
"Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin."
John 10:19-21
Again there arose a division among the Jews because of these words.
Acts 11:24
For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.
Romans 5:7
Why, it is scarcely conceivable that any one would die for a simply just man, although for a good and lovable man perhaps some one, here and there, will have the courage even to lay down his life.
Philippians 2:14
Be ever on your guard against a grudging and contentious spirit,