John 10:23

23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in the porch of Solomon.

John 10:23 Meaning and Commentary

John 10:23

And Jesus walked in the temple
To keep himself warm, and to secure him the better from the inclemency of the weather:

in Solomon's porch;
which was covered over, and the outside of it was enclosed with a wall, which made it very convenient for such a purpose: this was on the outside of the temple eastward, and was a very magnificent structure: the account Josephus ^F14 gives of it is this;

``there was a porch without the temple, overlooking a deep valley, supported by walls of four hundred cubits, made of four square stone, very white; the length of each stone was twenty cubits, and the breadth six; the work of king Solomon, who first founded the whole temple.''

Now, though this was not the porch that was built by Solomon, yet as it was built on the same spot, and in imitation of it, it bore his name; mention is made of it in ( Acts 3:11 ) ( 5:12 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Antiqu. l. 20. c. 8. sect. 7.

John 10:23 In-Context

21 Other men said, These words be not of a man that hath a devil. Whether the devil may open the eyes of blind men [Whether a devil may open the eyes of blind men]?

22 But the feasts of hallowing of the temple were made in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in the porch of Solomon.

24 Therefore the Jews came about him, and said to him, How long takest thou away our soul? if thou art Christ, say thou to us openly [and said to him, How long dost thou away our soul? if thou art Christ, say to us plainly, or openly].

25 Jesus answered to them, I speak to you, and ye believe not; the works that I do in the name of my Father, bear witnessing of me [the works that I do in the name of my Father, these bear witness of me].