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John 7:49
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But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed.”
But this people who knoweth not the Law, are cursed.
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed."
"But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed!"
But these people, who know nothing about the law, are under God's curse."
"But this [ignorant, contemptible] crowd that does not know the Law is accursed and doomed!"
"But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed."
But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed."
But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse."
And these people who don't know the Law are under God's curse anyway."
True, these ‘am-ha'aretz do, but they know nothing about the Torah, they are under a curse!"
But this crowd, which does not know the law, are accursed.
But those people out there know nothing about the law. They are under God's curse!"
But this people, which know not the Law, are cursed.
Except this cursed people, who do not know the law?
This crowd does not know the Law of Moses, so they are under God's curse!"
But this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!"
But not knowing the Law, this crowd is cursed.
But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.
But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.
But this multitude that doesn't know the law is accursed."
But this mob that does not know the law - they are accursed!"
But if this people who know not the law (believe in him), they are accursed.
But this people, who know not the law, are accursed.
But this [common] people which know not the lawe, are cursed.
But this multitude which knoweth not the law are accursed.
But this multitude that doesn't know the law is accursed."
But this populace, who know not the law, are accursed.
But this rabble who understand nothing about the Law are accursed!"
But this puple, that knowith not the lawe, ben cursid.
But this people who know not the law are cursed.
But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!"
But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed."
This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God's curse is on them!"
As for all these people, they do not know the Law. They are guilty and will be punished by God."
But this crowd, which does not know the law—they are accursed."
But, this multitude, that take no note of the law, are, laid under a curse.
But this multitude, that knoweth not the law, are accursed.
But this crowd, who do not know the law, are accursed."
But the comen people whiche knowe not ye lawe are cursed.
but this multitude, that is not knowing the law, is accursed.'
But the comon people which knowe not the lawe, are cursed.
but the populace, who are ignorant of the law, are such wretches.
The crowds follow him because they are just ignorant farmers, ranchers, and day trash. They are dirty and uneducated, unlike us. They are ignorant of the Law. God will curse them all."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 9:34, John 9:40, Isaiah 5:21, Isaiah 28:14, Isaiah 29:14-19, Isaiah 65:5, 1 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 3:18-20, James 3:13-18
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 5:4 - General Matthew 11:25 - because Luke 6:20 - Blessed Luke 11:35 - General John 11:49 - Ye Acts 4:13 - were
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. With great contempt they style the followers of Jesus "this people"; the common people, the dregs of them, the refuse of the earth; and whom they call, ×¢× ××רץ, "the people of the earth", in distinction from the wise men, and their disciples: and when they speak the best of them, their account is this p;
"one of the people of the earth is one that has moral excellencies, but not intellectual ones; that is, there is in him common civility, but the law is not in him;''
as here, "who knoweth not the law": they always reckon them very ignorant. Says one q of their writers,
"they that are without knowledge are the multitude.''
And elsewhere it is said r,
"the old men of the people of the earth, when they grow old their knowledge is disturbed (or is lost), as it is said,
Job 12:20, but so it is not with the old men of the law, when they grow old, their knowledge rests upon them, as it is said, Job 12:12, "with the ancient is wisdom".''
Upon which one of the commentators s has this gloss;
"these are the disciples of the wise men; for the people of the earth, what wisdom is there in them?''
By the "law" here, is meant either the written law of Moses, which the Pharisees boasted of, and of their knowledge of it, as having the key of knowledge to open it; as understanding the true sense, and capable of giving a right interpretation of it, to the people; though they themselves were wretchedly ignorant of it, as appears by their false glosses on it, refuted by our Lord in Matthew 5:17; or else the oral law is here intended, which they pretended was given by word of mouth to Moses, and handed down to posterity from one to another; and this lay among the doctors: they tell us t, that Moses received it at Sinai, and delivered it to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets to the men of the great synagogue (Ezra's), the last of which was Simeon the just: Antigonus, a man of Socho, received it from him; and Jose ben Joezer, and Jose ben Jochanan, received it from him; and Joshua ben Perachia, (whom they sometimes say was the master of Jesus of Nazareth,) and Nittai the Arbelite, received it from them; by whom it was delivered to Judah ben Tabia, and Simeon ben Shetach; and from them it was received by Shemaiah, and Abtalion, who delivered it to Hillell, and Shammai; who, or whose scholars, were, at this time, when these words were spoken, the present possessors of it, and taught it their disciples in their schools: and thus it was handed down from one to another, until the times of R. Judah, who collected the whole of the traditions of the elders together, and published it under the title of the Misna; and then, as Maimonides says u, it was revealed to all Israel; whereas before it was but in a few hands, who instructed others in it; but as for the common people, they knew little of it, especially of the nice distinctions and decisions of it; and these people were always had in great contempt by the wise men: they would not receive a testimony from them, nor give one for them, nor deliver a secret to them, nor proclaim anything of theirs that was lost, nor walk with them in the way, nor make a guardian of any of them w. The people of the earth were not reckoned holy or religious x, but generally profane and wicked; that they were abandoned to sin, rejected of God, and to be cast off by men; yea, they will not allow that they shall rise again at the last day, unless it be for the sake of some wise men they are allied unto, or have done some service for. They say y
"whoever ministers in the light of the law, the light of the law will quicken him; but whoever does not minister in the light of the law, the light of the law will not quicken him--though it is possible for such an one to cleave to the Shekinah--for everyone that marries his daughter to a scholar of a wise man, or makes merchandise for the disciples of the wise men, and they receive any advantage from his goods, this brings on him what is written, as if he cleaved to the Shekinah.''
Thus we see in what contempt the common people were with the learned doctors, and what an opinion these men had of the followers of Christ; though, in truth, they were not so ignorant of the law as themselves: they knew the spirituality of it, that it reached to the thoughts of the heart, as well as to external actions; they knew what it required, and their own impotence to answer its demands; they knew the wrath, terror, and curses of it, and that Christ only was the fulfilling end of it, for righteousness to those that believed in him: and they were far from being cursed persons: they were blessed with all spiritual blessings: with the pardon of their sins, and the justification of their persons; with grace and peace in their souls, and would be introduced as the blessed of the Father into his kingdom and glory.
p Maimon. in Pirke Abot, c. 2. sect. 5. & c. 5. sect. 7. q Abarbinel in proph. post. fol. 473. r Misn. Kenim, c. 3. sect. 6. Vid. T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 152. 1. s Bartenora in Misn. ib. t Pirke Abot, c. 1. sect. 1-12. u Praefat. ad Yad Hazaka. w Buxtorf. Lex. Talmud. col. 1626. x Ib. Florileg. Heb. p. 276. y T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 111. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This people - The word here translated âpeopleâ is the one commonly rendered âthe multitude.â It is a word expressive of contempt, or, as we would say, the rabble. It denotes the scorn which they felt that the people should presume to judge for themselves in a case pertaining to their own salvation.
Who knoweth not the law - Who have not been instructed in the schools of the Pharisees, and been taught to interpret the Old Testament as they had. They supposed that any who believed on the humble and despised Jesus must be, of course, ignorant of the true doctrines of the Old Testament, as they held that a very different Messiah from him was foretold. Many instances are preserved in the writings of the Jews of the great contempt in which the Pharisees held the common people. It may here be remarked that Christianity is the only system of religion ever presented to man that in a proper manner regards the poor, the ignorant, and the needy. Philosophers and Pharisees, in all ages, have looked on them with contempt.
Are cursed - Are execrable; are of no account; are worthy only of contempt and perdition. Some suppose that there is reference here to their being worthy to be cut off from the people for believing on him, or worthy to be put out of the synagogue (see John 9:22); but it seems to be an expression only of contempt; a declaration that they were a rabble, ignorant, unworthy of notice, and going to ruin. Observe, however:
- That of this despised people were chosen most of those who became Christians.
- That if the people were ignorant, it was the fault of the Pharisees and rulers. It was their business to see that they were taught.
- There is no way so common of attempting to oppose Christianity as by ridiculing its friends as poor, and ignorant, and weak, and credulous. As well might food, and raiment, and friendship, and patriotism be held in contempt because the poor need the one or possess the other.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 49. This people — ÎÌ Î¿ÏλοÏ, This rabble. The common people were treated by the Pharisees with the most sovereign contempt: they were termed ×¢× ××רץ am ha-arets, people of the earth; and were not thought worthy to have a resurrection to eternal life. Wagenseil and Schoettgen have given many proofs of the contempt in which the common people were held by the Pharisees. Those who were disciples of any of the rabbins were considered as being in a much better state. When they paid well, they purchased their masters' good opinion.
