King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Then came Hanukkah in Yerushalayim. It was winter,
Berean Standard Bible:
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
American Standard Version:
And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And{G1161} it was{G1096} at{G1722} Jerusalem{G2414} the feast of the dedication{G1456}, and{G2532} it was{G2258} winter{G5494}.
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Commentary for John 10:22
John 10:22 serves as a narrative marker in the Gospel of John, setting the scene for a significant interaction between Jesus and the Jewish leaders. The verse reads, "And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter." This verse is set during the Festival of Dedication, known today as Hanukkah, which commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the 2nd century BCE. The historical context of this festival is rooted in the successful Maccabean Revolt, which is not recounted in the canonical books of the Hebrew Bible but is detailed in the apocryphal books of 1 and 2 Maccabees.
The mention of winter in John 10:22 not only provides a temporal setting but also underscores the harsh conditions that people, including Jesus and his disciples, would have faced during this season. The festival would have drawn many Jews to Jerusalem, and it is against this backdrop of religious celebration and national pride that Jesus walks in the temple's colonnade, engaging in a theological debate with the Jewish authorities.
The themes present in this verse include the Jewish religious calendar and its festivals, the historical memory of the Jewish people, and the tension between Jesus and the Jewish leaders, which is a recurring motif in the Gospel of John. This verse introduces a section where Jesus' identity and authority are challenged, leading to a discourse where Jesus claims unity with the Father, a statement that escalates the conflict between him and the religious authorities, ultimately contributing to the narrative's progression toward Jesus' crucifixion. The verse also highlights the cultural and religious practices of the time, providing insight into the way religious festivals were observed and the role they played in the lives of the people.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G1161
There are 2556 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: δέ
Transliteration: dé
Pronunciation: deh
Description: a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English). - Strong's Number: G1096
There are 636 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: γίνομαι
Transliteration: gínomai
Pronunciation: ghin'-om-ahee
Description: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought. - Strong's Number: G1722
There are 2129 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐν
Transliteration: en
Pronunciation: en
Description: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition. - Strong's Number: G2414
There are 59 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: Ἱεροσόλυμα
Transliteration: Hierosólyma
Pronunciation: hee-er-os-ol'-oo-mah
Description: of Hebrew origin (יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם); Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine:--Jerusalem. Compare Ἱερουσαλήμ. - Strong's Number: G1456
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐγκαίνια
Transliteration: enkaínia
Pronunciation: eng-kah'-ee-nee-ah
Description: neuter plural of a presumed compound from ἐν and καινός; innovatives, i.e. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption):--dedication. - Strong's Number: G2532
There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: καί
Transliteration: kaí
Pronunciation: kahee
Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet. - Strong's Number: G2258
There are 416 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἦν
Transliteration: ēn
Pronunciation: ane
Description: imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were. - Strong's Number: G5494
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: χειμών
Transliteration: cheimṓn
Pronunciation: khi-mone'
Description: from a derivative of (to pour; akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter:--tempest, foul weather, winter.