John 10:22
New International Version
Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,

New Living Translation
It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.

English Standard Version
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,

Berean Standard Bible
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

Berean Literal Bible
At the time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,

King James Bible
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

New King James Version
Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

New American Standard Bible
At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem;

NASB 1995
At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;

NASB 1977
At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;

Legacy Standard Bible
At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;

Amplified Bible
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem.

Christian Standard Bible
Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

American Standard Version
And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem and it was winter.

Contemporary English Version
That winter, Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Temple Festival.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter.

English Revised Version
And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: it was winter;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Festival of the Dedication of the Temple took place in Jerusalem during the winter.

Good News Translation
It was winter, and the Festival of the Dedication of the Temple was being celebrated in Jerusalem.

International Standard Version
Now Hanukkah was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

Literal Standard Version
And the Dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

Majority Standard Bible
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

New American Bible
The feast of the Dedication was then taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter.

NET Bible
Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard Version
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

New Heart English Bible
At that time Hanukkah took place in Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

Weymouth New Testament
The Dedication Festival came on in Jerusalem. It was winter,

World English Bible
It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation
And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

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Context
The Unbelief of the Jews
21But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” 22At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.…

Cross References
John 10:21
But others replied, "These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

John 10:23
and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon's Colonnade.


Treasury of Scripture

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

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John 10
1. Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.
19. Diverse opinions of him.
23. He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;
31. escapes the Jews;
39. and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.














(22) Between the last verse and this there is an interval of time which may be roughly taken as two months. Wieseler has calculated that the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles was on October 19, and the Feast of the Dedication on December 20. (See Chron. Synops., Eng. Trans., p. 435; and comp. Note on John 7:2, and Chronological Harmony of the Gospels, p. 35) In this interval we may with great probability place the events and teaching contained in Luke 10:1 to Luke 13:21, with the parallels in St. Matthew. (Comp. Note on Luke 10:1.) The connection suggests several points of interest:--

Verses 22-42. - 6. The oneness of Christ with the Father. The discourse at the Feast of Dedication, with its results. Verses 22-26. -

(1) The Feast of Dedication, and the excitement of the people. The paragraph is pregnant with meaning, arising from the place, the time, and the action of the Jews. It contains the discrimination between the Jews and those who were in spiritual union with himself, viz. his sheep. Then follow the characteristics and privileges of his sheep, which lead up to the climax in which he risks the deadly animosity of his hearers, by claiming identity of saving power with the Father. tic accounts for this by asserting what is expressive of positive consubstantiality with the Father. On any exegesis, this solemn announcement is a stupendous assumption of personal dignity, and was regarded by his hearers as blasphemous madness. Verse 22. - Now, the Feast of Dedication (the enkainia) was (celebrated) in Jerusalem. This feast is not elsewhere noticed in the New Testament. The account of its origin is found in 1 Macc. 4:36, etc.; 2 Macc. 10:1 - 8; Josephus, 'Ant.,' 12:07. 7. And it was winter. It was held on the 25th of Chisleu, which, in A.D. , would correspond with the 19th of December, in commemoration of the "renewal," reconsecration, of the temple by Judas Maccabaeus after the gross profanation of it by Antiochus Epiphanes (1 Macc. 1:20-60 1 Macc. 4:36-57). It occupied eight days, was distinguished by illumination of the city and temple and of other places throughout the land, and hence was called the "Feast of Lights." Many interesting peculiarities of this feast are detailed in Edersheim's 'Life of Jesus,' 2:228, etc. One feature was the increase night by night of the number of lights which commemorated the restoration of the temple. All fasting and public mourning were prohibited (see 'Moed. K.,' 3:9). The high enthusiasm of the people made them long for deliverance from the Roman yoke. The Jews would probably have eagerly accepted Jesus as Messiah if he had been ready to take up the role of a political leader. Doubtless he was the Christ of the Hebrew prophecies, and in his own human consciousness his high position swelled his loftiest thought; but he was not the Christ of their Jewish expectation.

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Greek
At that time
τότε (tote)
Adverb
Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Feast of Dedication
ἐνκαίνια (enkainia)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1456: Neuter plural of a presumed compound from en and kainos; innovatives, i.e. renewal.

took place
Ἐγένετο (Egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Jerusalem.
Ἱεροσολύμοις (Hierosolymois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2414: The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma

It was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

winter,
χειμὼν (cheimōn)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5494: From a derivative of cheo, meaning a storm; by implication, the rainy season, i.e. Winter.


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