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24 Stop judging by appearances, but judge justly.”(A)

25 So some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, “Is he not the one they are trying to kill? 26 And look, he is speaking openly and they say nothing to him. Could the authorities[a] have realized that he is the Messiah?

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Footnotes

  1. 7:26 The authorities: the members of the Sanhedrin (same term as Jn 3:1).

24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”(A)

Division Over Who Jesus Is

25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?(B) 26 Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities(C) really concluded that he is the Messiah?(D)

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