John 7:11–18

Verse 12. It was the people that held the favourable opinion of Christ, whilst on the contrary, the Scribes and Pharisees speak ill of him, saying, he seduceth not us, but he seduceth the multitude. Saint John Chrysostom hom. xlviii in Joan.

Verse 13. No one publicly took the part of Jesus, however favourable were their private sentiments; for the Jews hated and persecuted such as sided with him. V.

Verse 15. Whilst the Jews proceeded no farther than to admire the wisdom of our Saviour, when they could easily have seen that what he taught he knew by the power of God, Christ himself reveals to them the source of his wisdom, saying: My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. Saint John Chrysostom hom. xlviii in Joan.—S. Thos. Aquinas, the great doctor of the schools, and styled the angelic doctor, informs us that in all the scriptural difficulties he met with, he uniformly had recourse to prayer, and that he acquired greater light and knowledge at the foot of his crucifix than from any books or masters. A.

Verse 16. My doctrine is not mine; that is not mine only, but also the Father’s; from whom I proceed, and with whom I am always. Witham.

Verse 18. He is true: seeketh truth, and not his own glory. Witham.