the ones seeking to kill Jesus. This understanding is supported by subsequent usage, when the author says that Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles; that is, he left Galilee and reentered the Judean territory (vv. 11, 15). John 7:35 (after the chief priests and Pharisees send servants to arrest Jesus [v. 32], the Jews question each other regarding what Jesus is saying): Although it may be the servants who are asking these questions, the context here is probably better seen as indicating
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