John 7 · Verse 9

John 7:9

When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
John 7:9, King James Version

John 7:9 in other translations

BSBHaving said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.
WEBHaving said these things to them, he stayed in Galilee.
ASVAnd having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
YLTand saying these things to them, he remained in Galilee.
DARBYHaving said these things to them he abode in Galilee.
BBEHaving said these things to them, he still kept in Galilee.
WebsterWhen he had said these words to them, he abode still in Galilee.

What does John 7:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:6-10

6-10. My time is not yet come--that is, for showing Himself to the world. your time is always ready--that is "It matters little when we go up, for ye have no great plans in life, and nothing hangs upon your movements. With Me it is otherwise; on every movement of Mine there hangs what ye know not. The world has no quarrel with you, for ye bear no testimony against it, and so draw down upon yourselves none of its…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 7:1-13

The brethren or kinsmen of Jesus were disgusted, when they found there was no prospect of worldly advantages from him. Ungodly men sometimes undertake to counsel those employed in the work of God; but they only advise what appears likely to promote present advantages. The people differed about his doctrine and miracles, while those who favoured him, dared not openly to avow their sentiments. Those who count the…

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John 7:9 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ταῦταtautaThese thingsG3778
δὲdenowG1161
εἰπὼνeipōnhaving saidG2036
αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG846
ἔμεινενemeinenHe remainedG3306
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēa<the>G3588
Γαλιλαίᾳ.¶GalilaiaGalilee.G1056

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • John 7:8

    Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.

  • John 7:9

    When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

  • John 7:10

    But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

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John 7:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y habiéndoles dicho esto, quedóse en Galilea.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Leur ayant dit ces choses, il demeura en Galilée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nachdem er dies zu ihnen gesagt hatte, blieb er in Galiläa.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc cum dixisset, ipse mansit in Galilæa.