John 7:1

After these things. The phrase thus translated is common in John (chs. 3:22; 5:1, 14; etc.). It denotes a transition from one narrative to another but gives no indication as to whether the interval is long or short.

Walked. Gr. peripated, literally, “to walk around,” metaphorically “to live,” “to pass one’s life,” etc. Here both the literal and metaphorical meanings apply.

Jewry. Rather, Judea, as distinguished from Galilee, Samaria, Peraea, and Idumaea.

Kill him. See ch. 5:18. The arraignment before the Sanhedrin recorded in ch. 5 occurred about a year before the events of chs. 6:1 to 7:1. Shortly after the arraignment Jesus had retired to Galilee (see on Matt. 4:12), and about a year later gave the Sermon on the Bread of Life (John 6), one that terminated His active ministry in Galilee. At that time “the passover . . . was nigh” (ch. 6:4), and the phrase, “would not walk in Jewry” (ch. 7:1), implies that Jesus did not attend the approaching Passover (cf. DA 395).