The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com
John Chapter 7
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (Joh 8:23); (Joh 7:7).
See note, (Rev 13:3-8);
(See Scofield) - (Rev 13:8).
devil
demon.
(See Scofield) - (Mat 7:22).
but of the fathers
(Gen 17:10).
(See Scofield) - (Mat 12:1).
righteous
(See Scofield) - (Jo1 3:7).
Spirit
Holy Spirit. (Joh 14:17); (Joh 14:26); (Mat 1:18).
See summary note, (See Scofield) - (Act 2:4).
and every man
(Joh 7:53-8); (Joh 7:11); is not found in some of the most ancient manuscripts. Augustine declares that it was stricken from many copies of the sacred story because of a prudish fear that it might teach immorality! But the immediate context (Joh 7:12-46) beginning with Christ's declaration, "I am the light of the world." seems clearly to have its occasion in the conviction wrought in the hearts of the Pharisees, as recorded in; (Joh 7:9); as also, it explains the peculiar virulence of the Pharisee's words (Joh 7:41).