22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,
22 They were celebrating Hanukkah just then in Jerusalem. It was winter.
22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
22 It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.
42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.
42 And many believed on him there.
42 And many believed in him there.
42 Many believed in him then and there.
42 And many believed in Him there.
42 And many who were there believed in Jesus.
(Read John 10:39-42)
No weapon formed against our Lord Jesus shall prosper. He escaped, not because he was afraid to suffer, but because his hour was not come. And He who knew how to deliver himself, knows how to deliver the godly our of their temptations, and to make a way for them to escape. Persecutors may drive Christ and his gospel our of their own city or country, but they cannot drive him or it out of the world. When we know Christ by faith in our hearts, we find all that the Scripture saith of him is true.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 10:22
Commentary on John 10:22-30
(Read John 10:22-30)
All who have any thing to say to Christ, may find him in the temple. Christ would make us to believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his meaning, but could not form his words into a full charge against him. He described the gracious disposition and happy state of his sheep; they heard and believed his word, followed him as his faithful disciples, and none of them should perish; for the Son and the Father were one. Thus he was able to defend his sheep against all their enemies, which proves that he claimed Divine power and perfection equally with the Father.