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John 7:14
About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus enters the temple courts about halfway through a Jewish feast to teach, acting publicly despite the surrounding fear of the Jewish authorities (John 7:13). His appearance prompts amazement from the Jewish observers regarding his untrained background (John 7:15).
The words — The Greek participle μεσούσης (mesousēs) literally means "being in the middle," marking the precise midpoint of the feast when Jesus ascends. His verb ἀνέβη (anebē), "went up," denotes his deliberate movement into the temple courts to begin teaching.
The thread — This pattern of temple teaching recurs in John 7:28 and Luke 19:47, where Jesus continues his public instruction in the same courts. The setting echoes Haggai 2:7, which prophesies God shaking the nations and filling the temple with glory.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that Jesus teaches publicly at the feast's midpoint, directly confronting the fear and assumptions of the Jewish leaders. Readers must acknowledge that his authority and presence arrive precisely within the appointed religious timeframe, not outside it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
Cross-references
- John 7:28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
- Luke 19:47 Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
- Haggai 2:7 I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
- John 8:2 Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
- John 18:20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
- Numbers 29:12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.
- Numbers 29:17 On the second day you are to present twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
- Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Matthew 21:12 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
- Matthew 26:55 At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.