Discovery BoxJohn 7:19-20 
Context7:19 Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps 1 the law! Why do you want 2 to kill me?”
7:20 The crowd 3 answered, “You’re possessed by a demon! 4 Who is trying to kill you?” 5
John 7:25
Context7:25 Then some of the residents of Jerusalem 6 began to say, “Isn’t this the man 7 they are trying 8 to kill?
1 tn Or “accomplishes”; Grk “does.”
2 tn Grk “seek.”
3 tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities mentioned in 7:15).
4 tn Grk “You have a demon!”
5 tn Grk “Who is seeking to kill you?”
sn Who is trying to kill you? Many of the crowd (if they had come in from surrounding regions for the feast) probably were ignorant of any plot. The plot was on the part of the Jewish leaders. Note how carefully John distinguishes between the leadership and the general populace in their respective responses to Jesus.
6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
7 tn Grk “Is it not this one.”
8 tn Grk “seeking.”
