John 7:20 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?”

John 7:20

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He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Did not Moses give you the law, and {yet} none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

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John 7:1

"After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him."

John 7:2

"Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand."

John 7:3

"His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest."

John 7:4

"For {there is} no man {that} doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world."

John 7:5

"For neither did his brethren believe in him."

John 7:6

"Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready."

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