Juan 7:26

26 Y he aquí, habla públicamente, y no le dicen nada; ¿han por ventura entendido verdaderamente los príncipes, que éste es el Cristo

Juan 7:26 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:26

But lo, he speaketh boldly
And with great freedom, and openly and publicly in the temple, as if he had a licence from the chief priests for so doing:

and they say nothing to him;
do not contradict him, or forbid him speaking; he goes on without control; though he takes great liberty in charging the Jews with an intention to kill him, in arguing from their practices in vindication of himself, and in suggesting that they judged in favour of men, and not according to the truth of things.

Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
have they changed their minds concerning him, and so their conduct towards him? are they convinced, and do they know by plain demonstrations, and full proof, that he is really the Messiah that has been promised of old, and long expected?

Juan 7:26 In-Context

24 No juzguéis según lo que parece, mas juzgad con justo juicio

25 Decía entonces uno de los de Jerusalén: ¿No es éste al que buscan para matarle

26 Y he aquí, habla públicamente, y no le dicen nada; ¿han por ventura entendido verdaderamente los príncipes, que éste es el Cristo

27 Mas éste, sabemos de dónde es; y cuando viniere el Cristo, nadie sabrá de dónde sea

28 Entonces clamaba Jesús en el Templo, enseñando y diciendo: Y a mí me conocéis, y sabéis de dónde soy; pero no he venido de mí mismo; mas el que me envió es verdadero, al cual vosotros no ignoráis