Joh 7:25 | RWP | e4.org | Some therefore of them of Jerusalem ( ουν τινες εκ των Ιεροσολυμειτων ). The people of the city in contrast to the multitude of pilgrims at the feast. They form a separate group. The word is made from Ιεροσολυμα and occurs in Josephus and IV Maccabees. In N.T. only here and . These Jerusalem people knew better than the pilgrims the designs of the rulers (Vincent). Is not this? ( ουχ ουτος εστιν; ). Expecting affirmative answer. Clearly they were not as familiar with the appearance of Jesus as the Galilean multitude (Dods). They seek ( ζητουσιν ). The plural refers to the group of leaders already present ( ) to whom the Jerusalem crowd probably pointed. They knew of their threats to kill Jesus ( ).

‏ John 7:25

Some therefore of them of Jerusalem ( ουν τινες εκ των Ιεροσολυμειτων ). The people of the city in contrast to the multitude of pilgrims at the feast. They form a separate group. The word is made from Ιεροσολυμα and occurs in Josephus and IV Maccabees. In N.T. only here and Mr 1:5. These Jerusalem people knew better than the pilgrims the designs of the rulers (Vincent).

Is not this? ( ουχ ουτος εστιν; ). Expecting affirmative answer. Clearly they were not as familiar with the appearance of Jesus as the Galilean multitude (Dods).

They seek ( ζητουσιν ). The plural refers to the group of leaders already present (7:15) to whom the Jerusalem crowd probably pointed. They knew of their threats to kill Jesus (5:18).