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John 7:19

John 7:19
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The people answered and said,.... These seem to be the country people, who came from Galilee and other parts, who knew nothing of the designs of the Jerusalem Jews upon him; nor were they his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Did not Moses give you the law? - This they admitted, and on this they prided themselves. Every violation of that law they considered as deserving of death. They had accused Jesus of violating it…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Did not Moses give you the law, etc. - The scribes and Pharisees announced our Lord to the multitude as a deceiver; and they grounded their calumny on this, that he was not an exact observer of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 7:14-36

Here is, I. Christ's public preaching in the temple (Joh 7:14): He went up into the temple, and taught, according to his custom when he was at Jerusalem. His business was to preach the gospel of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Did not Moses give you the law? Here the question should probably end: and none of you doeth the lawshould be a simple statement in contrast to the question preceding. The argument is similar to Joh…