The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites {\cf2\super [8]} to John. {\cf2\super [9]} The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”
John 7:11 - Easy To Read Version At the festival the Jewish leaders were looking for Jesus. The Jews said, “Where is that man?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore the Jews kept looking for Him at the Feast and asking, Where can He be? [Where is that Fellow?] American Standard Version (1901) The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? Common English Bible The Jewish leaders were looking for Jesus at the festival. They kept asking, “Where is he?” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the Jews were seeking him on the feast day, and they were saying, "Where is he?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews therefore sought him on the festival day, and said: Where is he? |
The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites {\cf2\super [8]} to John. {\cf2\super [9]} The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”
The people looked for Jesus. They stood in the temple {\cf2\super [187]} area and asked each other, “Is he (Jesus) coming to the festival? What do you think?”
After this, Jesus traveled around the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish leaders there wanted to kill him.
But none of the people were brave enough to talk about Jesus openly. The people were afraid of the Jewish leaders.
The Jews were amazed. They said, “This man has never studied in school. How did he learn so much?”