25 So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying , "Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill ? 26 "Look , He is speaking publicly , and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ , do they? 27 "However , we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come , no one knows where He is from." 28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple , teaching and saying , " You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself , but He who sent Me is true , whom you do not know . 29 " I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me." 30 So they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 7:25-30
Commentary on John 7:25-30
(Read John 7:25-30)
Christ proclaimed aloud, that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent of God, who showed himself true to his promises. This declaration, that they knew not God, with his claim to peculiar knowledge, provoked the hearers; and they sought to take him, but God can tie men's hands, though he does not turn their hearts.