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JOHN CHAPTER 7
Joh_7:1-10 Jesus, exhorted by his unbelieving kinsmen to show
himself at Jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles,
refuseth, but afterwards goeth up in secret.
Joh_7:11-13 The Jews seek him, and differ in their sentiments of him.
Joh_7:14-29 He teacheth in the temple.
Joh_7:30-32 Some are ready to lay hands on him, others believe;
the rulers send officers to apprehend him.
Joh_7:33-39 Christ foretells his departure to the Father, and
promises the Holy Spirit to believers.
Joh_7:40-44 Divers options concerning him.
Joh_7:45-53 The officers, struck with his discourse, return
without him, and are rebuked by the Pharisees, who
chide with Nicodemus for taking his part.
After the third passover, which happened after our Saviour had entered upon his public ministry, of which we read, Joh_5:1, and all those things which we read of, Joh_5:1-6:71, done by our Saviour, both at the feast at Jerusalem, Joh_5:1-47 and after he went into Galilee, Joh_6:1, and had made that excellent discourse, of which we had a large account, Joh_6:1-71; Jesus continued still to converse in Galilee, where he was; for he would not go into Judea, nor converse there,
because the Jews, for the causes mentioned Joh_5:18, sought to kill him. They had two things (as appeareth from thence) against him:
1. His violation of the sabbath (as they thought) by healing him that lay at the pool of Bethesda.
2. His making himself equal with the Father.