Robertson Word Pictures - John 7:13 - 7:13

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Robertson Word Pictures - John 7:13 - 7:13


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Howbeit (mentoi). See Joh 4:27 for this compound particle (men, toi), by way of exception, but yet.

Spake (elalei). Imperfect active of laleō, “was speaking,” picturing the whispering or secret talk (no man openly, oudeis parrēsiāi). Best MSS. do not have en here with parrēsiāi (locative or instrumental case of manner) as in Joh 7:26; Joh 10:24; Joh 11:54, but en genuine in Joh 7:4; Col 2:15. This adverbial use of parrēsiāi is common enough (Mar 8:37).

For fear of the Jews (dia ton phobon tōn Ioudaiōn). Objective genitive. The crowds really feared the Jewish leaders and evidently did not wish to involve Jesus or themselves. See the same phrase and attitude on the part of the disciples in Joh 19:38; Joh 20:19.