Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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."
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 Now the Jews were looking for him at the festival and asking where he was, 12 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. 13 But no one spoke of him in public, for fear of the Jews.
Cross References
John 7:40-43
So some of the people, when they heard these words, said, "This is certainly the Prophet!"
John 9:16
Then some of the Pharisees said, "This man does not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a sinful man show such signs as this?" And there was a division of opinion among them.
John 7:32
The Pharisees heard the people saying these things about him in whispers, and the high priests and the Pharisees sent attendants to arrest him.
John 7:47
The Pharisees answered, "Have you been imposed upon too?
Matthew 10:25
A pupil should be satisfied to come to be like his teacher, or a slave, to come to be like his master. If men have called the head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they give to the members of his household!
Matthew 16:13-16
When Jesus reached the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
Matthew 21:46
and they wanted to have him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for the people considered him a prophet.
Matthew 27:63
and said, "Sir, we remember that when this impostor was alive he said, 'After three days I will rise again!'
Luke 6:45
A good man, out of the good he has accumulated in his heart, produces good, and a bad man, out of what he has accumulated that is bad, produces what is bad. For his mouth says only what his heart is full of.
Luke 7:16
And they were all overcome with awe, and they praised God, and said, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has not forgotten his people!"
Luke 18:19
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself.
Luke 23:47
When the captain saw what had happened he praised God, and said, "This man was really innocent!"
Luke 23:50
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council, a good and upright man,
John 6:14
When the people saw the signs that he showed, they said, "This is really the Prophet who was to come into the world!"
John 7:25-27
Some of the people of Jerusalem said, "Is not this the man they want to kill?
John 7:52
They answered, "Are you from Galilee too? Study and you will find that no prophet is to appear from Galilee."
John 10:19-21
These words caused a fresh division of opinion among the Jews.
Acts 11:24
for he was an excellent man, full of the holy Spirit and faith. So a considerable number of people came over to the Lord.
Romans 5:7
Why, a man will hardly give his life for an upright person, though perhaps for a really good man some may be brave enough to die.
Philippians 2:14
Do everything without any grumbling or disputing,