Giovanni 7:12

Listen to Giovanni 7:12
12 E v’era fra le turbe gran mormorio intorno a lui. Gli uni dicevano: E’ un uomo dabbene! Altri dicevano: No, anzi, travia la moltitudine!

Giovanni 7:12 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:12

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.

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Giovanni 7:12 In-Context

10 Quando poi i suoi fratelli furono saliti alla festa, allora vi salì anche lui; non palesemente, ma come di nascosto.
11 I Giudei dunque lo cercavano durante la festa, e dicevano: Dov’è egli?
12 E v’era fra le turbe gran mormorio intorno a lui. Gli uni dicevano: E’ un uomo dabbene! Altri dicevano: No, anzi, travia la moltitudine!
13 Nessuno però parlava di lui apertamente, per paura de’ Giudei.
14 Or quando s’era già a metà della festa, Gesù salì al tempio e si mise a insegnare.
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