And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
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Gill's Exposition
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured,.... Or whispered, privately talked among themselves:
such things concerning him; as that surely he must be the Messiah, since such wonderful things were…
Barnes' Notes
Will he do more miracles? - It was a common expectation that the Messiah would work many miracles. This opinion was founded on such passages as Isa 35:5-6, etc.: “Then the eyes of the blind shall be…
Adam Clarke
Will he do more miracles - It was the belief of the Jews, and they founded it upon Isa 35:5, that, when the Messiah came, he would do all kinds of miracles; and, in order that they might have the…
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…
Cambridge Bible
And many of the people Our version is somewhat perverse; in Joh 7:7 -and" is arbitrarily turned into -but;" here -but" is turned into -and." But (on the other hand, i.e. in contrast to the rulers) of…
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