12Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, "He is a good man."


In Context

9 Having said this, he stayed in Galilee.

10 However, after his brothers had left for the Feast, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.

11 Now at the Feast the Jews were watching for him and asking, "Where is that man?"

12 Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, "He is a good man."

13 Others replied, "No, he deceives the people." But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the Jews.

14 Not until halfway through the Feast did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.

John 7:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:12And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him. For some said: He is a good man. And others said: No, but he seduceth the people.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:12And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:12And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:12And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceiveth the people.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:12There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, |He is a good man.| Others said, |Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:12and there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed said — 'He is good;' and others said, 'No, but he leadeth astray the multitude;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceives the people.