Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.” New Living Translation There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.” English Standard Version And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” Berean Standard Bible Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.” Berean Literal Bible And there was much murmuring about Him among the crowds. For some were saying, "He is good." But others were saying, "No, but He deceives the people." King James Bible 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. New King James Version And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” New American Standard Bible And there was a great deal of talk about Him in secret among the crowds: some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He is misleading the people.” NASB 1995 There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man"; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.” NASB 1977 And there was much grumbling among the multitudes concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the multitude astray.” Legacy Standard Bible And there was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the crowd astray.” Amplified Bible 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].” Christian Standard Bible And there was a lot of murmuring about him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving the people.” Holman Christian Standard Bible And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He’s deceiving the people.” 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. Contemporary English Version The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying, "Jesus is a good man," while others were saying, "He is lying to everyone." English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The crowds argued about Jesus. Some people said, "He's a good man," while others said, "No he isn't. He deceives the people." Good News Translation There was much whispering about him in the crowd. "He is a good man," some people said. "No," others said, "he fools the people." 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!" Majority Standard Bible Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.” 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." But others said, "Not so, but he leads the crowd astray." Webster's Bible Translation 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." 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd there was much murmuring about Him among the multitudes, some indeed said, “He is good”; and others said, “No, but He leads the multitude astray”; Berean Literal Bible And there was much murmuring about Him among the crowds. For some were saying, "He is good." But others were saying, "No, but He deceives the people." Young's 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;' Smith's Literal 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him. For some said: He is a good man. And others said: No, but he seduceth the people. Catholic Public Domain Version And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning him. For certain ones were saying, “He is good.” But others were saying, “No, for he seduces the crowds.” New American Bible And there was considerable murmuring about him in the crowds. Some said, “He is a good man,” [while] others said, “No; on the contrary, he misleads the crowd.” New Revised Standard Version And there was considerable complaining about him among the crowds. While some were saying, “He is a good man,” others were saying, “No, he is deceiving the crowd.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd there was much murmuring among the people concerning him; for some said, He is good; and others said, No, but he just deceives the people. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And there was much murmuring in the crowd because of him, for there were those who said, “He is good”, and others were saying, “No, but he deceives the people.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said: He is a good man. Others said: No; but he deceives the multitude. 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. 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. 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. 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." 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Teaches at the Feast…11So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?” 12 Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.” 13Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.… Cross References Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.” Mark 3:22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.” Luke 11:15 but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.” John 9:16 Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them. John 10:19-21 Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message. / Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?” / But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” Matthew 16:13-14 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” / They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Mark 6:14-15 Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” / Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” Luke 7:16-17 A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!” / And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region. John 6:14 When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” John 6:41-42 At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” / They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’” John 6:52 At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” John 9:29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.” John 12:42-43 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. / For they loved praise from men more than praise from God. Acts 14:4 The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles. Acts 28:22 But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.” Treasury of Scripture And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceives the people. murmuring. John 7:32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. John 9:16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. Philippians 2:14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: some. John 7:25-27,40-43 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? … John 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. John 9:16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. is a. Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luke 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Luke 23:47,50 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man… deceiveth. John 7:47,52 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? … Matthew 27:63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Jump to Previous Astray Contrary Crowd Crowds Debate Deceiveth False. Good Grumbling Ideas Imposing Indeed Leads Mass Multitude Multitudes Murmuring Muttered Muttering Others Whispering WidespreadJump to Next Astray Contrary Crowd Crowds Debate Deceiveth False. Good Grumbling Ideas Imposing Indeed Leads Mass Multitude Multitudes Murmuring Muttered Muttering Others Whispering WidespreadJohn 7 1. Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;10. goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles; 14. teaches in the temple. 40. Various opinions of him among the people. 45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, 50. and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side. And there was much murmuring The Greek word for "murmuring" is "γογγυσμός" (goggysmos), which implies a low, indistinct, and often discontented muttering. This term is used to describe the secretive and often negative discussions among the people. Historically, murmuring was a common reaction among the Israelites during their wilderness journey, reflecting a lack of faith and trust in God's provision. In this context, it indicates a divided opinion about Jesus among the people, highlighting the tension and uncertainty surrounding His identity and mission. among the crowds concerning Him Some were saying, 'He is a good man.' Others were saying, 'No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.' Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Manyπολὺς (polys) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crowds ὄχλοις (ochlois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. were ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. whispering γογγυσμὸς (gongysmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1112: Murmuring, grumbling. From gogguzo; a grumbling. about περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. Him. αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Some οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. said, ἔλεγον (elegon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “He is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a good [man].” Ἀγαθός (Agathos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. But δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. others Ἄλλοι (Alloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. replied, ἔλεγον (elegon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “No, Οὔ (Ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. He deceives πλανᾷ (plana) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4105: To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people.” ὄχλον (ochlon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. 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