John 7:11
New International Version
Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, “Where is he?”

New Living Translation
The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him.

English Standard Version
The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?”

Berean Standard Bible
So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore the Jews were seeking Him at the feast, and were saying, "Where is He?"

King James Bible
Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

New King James Version
Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?”

New American Standard Bible
So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and saying, “Where is He?”

NASB 1995
So the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and were saying, “Where is He?”

NASB 1977
The Jews therefore were seeking Him at the feast, and were saying, “Where is He?”

Legacy Standard Bible
So the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and saying, “Where is He?”

Amplified Bible
So the Jews kept looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

Christian Standard Bible
The Jews were looking for him at the festival and saying, “Where is he? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Jews were looking for Him at the festival and saying, “Where is He?”

American Standard Version
The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

Contemporary English Version
During the festival the leaders of the people looked for Jesus and asked, "Where is he?"

English Revised Version
The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Jews were looking for Jesus in the crowd at the festival. They kept asking, "Where is that man?"

Good News Translation
The Jewish authorities were looking for him at the festival. "Where is he?" they asked.

International Standard Version
The Jewish leaders kept looking for him at the festival, asking, "Where is that man?"

Majority Standard Bible
So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

NET Bible
So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking, "Where is he?"

New Heart English Bible
The Jewish leaders therefore sought him at the feast, and said, "Where is he?"

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

Weymouth New Testament
Meanwhile the Jews at the Festival were looking for Him and were inquiring, "Where is he?"

World English Bible
The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, “Where is he?”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the Jews, therefore, were seeking Him in the celebration, and said, “Where is that One?”

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore the Jews were seeking Him at the feast, and were saying, "Where is He?"

Young's Literal Translation
the Jews, therefore, were seeking him, in the feast, and said, 'Where is that one?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Then the Jews sought him in the festival, and said, Where is he.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Jews therefore sought him on the festival day, and said: Where is he?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, the Jews were seeking him on the feast day, and they were saying, “Where is he?”

New American Bible
The Jews were looking for him at the feast and saying, “Where is he?”

New Revised Standard Version
The Jews were looking for him at the festival and saying, “Where is he?”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The Jews were looking for him at the feast and said, Where is he?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But the Judeans were seeking him in the feast and they were saying, “Where is he?”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Then the Jews sought for him at the feast, and said: Where is he?

Godbey New Testament
Then the Jews were seeking Him at the feast, and saying, Where is He?

Haweis New Testament
The Jews then sought for him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

Mace New Testament
during the feast the Jews were in search of him, and said, where can he be?

Weymouth New Testament
Meanwhile the Jews at the Festival were looking for Him and were inquiring, "Where is he?"

Worrell New Testament
The Jews, therefore, were seeking Him at the feast, and said, "Where is He?"

Worsley New Testament
The Jews therefore sought for Him at the feast, and said, Where is He?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Teaches at the Feast
10But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret. 11So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?” 12Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”…

Cross References
John 11:56
They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”

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.

John 5:16
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

John 9:22
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

John 11:57
But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

John 12:9
Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

John 7:1
After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

John 7:25
Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

John 7:30
So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

John 7:32
When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

John 7:45
Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

John 8:20
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

John 11:8
“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”

Matthew 26:3-4
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, / and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.


Treasury of Scripture

Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

Jews.

John 11:56
Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

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John 7
1. Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;
10. goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;
14. teaches in the temple.
40. Various opinions of him among the people.
45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not,
50. and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.














So the Jews
The term "Jews" in the Gospel of John often refers to the Jewish leaders or those in opposition to Jesus, rather than the Jewish people as a whole. In the Greek, "Ioudaioi" can denote the religious authorities who were often skeptical or hostile towards Jesus. Historically, this reflects the tension between Jesus and the religious establishment of His time, who were concerned about His growing influence and the challenge He posed to their authority.

were looking for Him
The Greek word "zēteō" implies an active search or pursuit. This indicates that the Jewish leaders were not passively waiting for Jesus to appear but were actively seeking Him out. This search was likely driven by a mix of curiosity, suspicion, and a desire to confront Him. The historical context of the Feast of Tabernacles, a major Jewish festival, would have made Jesus' presence or absence particularly noticeable, heightening their urgency.

at the feast
The "feast" refers to the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot, one of the three major Jewish pilgrimage festivals. This feast commemorated the Israelites' wilderness wanderings and God's provision. It was a time of great celebration and gathering in Jerusalem. The setting of this feast is significant because it underscores the public and communal nature of the search for Jesus, as well as the religious and cultural backdrop against which His teachings and actions were scrutinized.

and asking
The Greek word "legontes" suggests a continuous action of speaking or inquiring. This implies that the Jewish leaders were persistently questioning those around them about Jesus' whereabouts. Their questioning reflects a sense of urgency and perhaps anxiety, as they were eager to locate Him and address the issues He raised.

Where is He?
This question, "Pou estin ekeinos?" in Greek, is loaded with both literal and metaphorical significance. Literally, they were seeking His physical presence, but metaphorically, it reflects their spiritual blindness and inability to recognize who Jesus truly was. The question also highlights the irony of their search; they were looking for the Messiah, yet they failed to see Him standing before them. This echoes the broader theme in John's Gospel of Jesus being the light of the world, yet not being recognized by His own people.

(11) The Jews--i.e., as before, and as in John 7:13; John 7:15, the official representatives of the nation. They kept seeking Him at the feast, where they naturally expected that He would be, and kept asking, without naming Him, Where is He? which is almost equivalent to Where is this fellow? Their question points out that their hostility had gone as far as a definite plot against Him, and that the knowledge of this was widely spread.

Verses 11-19. -

(2) The controversy among "Jews" concerning Christ - his first discussion with them. Verse 11. - The Jews therefore sought him at the feast. The ruling and hostile powers, the unbelieving hierarchy, Caiaphas and his party (John 6:41, 52; vers. 13, 15), because of his non-appearance in the Galilaean caravan, went hither and thither, saying, Where is he? - ἐκεῖνος, "that notorious Person," whose claims maddened us some months agone, and whose deeds are being talked of throughout the city, whom the Galilaeans would have constrained to take up arms and crown: where is he? Luther said that their malice was so great that they forbore to name him. But we can hardly press the ἐκεῖνος so far as that.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

the
Οἱ (Hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

were looking for
ἐζήτουν (ezētoun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

at
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

feast
ἑορτῇ (heortē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1859: A festival, feast, periodically recurring. Of uncertain affinity; a festival.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

asking,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Where
Ποῦ (Pou)
Adverb
Strong's 4226: Genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos otherwise obsolete; as adverb of place; at what locality.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

He?”
ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.


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