John 10:22 (GNV)

Passage

And it was at Hierusalem the feast of the Dedication, and it was winter.

Nearby Context

John 10:20 And many of them sayd, He hath a deuill, and is mad: why heare ye him?

John 10:21 Other sayd, These are not the wordes of him that hath a deuill: can the deuill open the eyes of the blinde?

John 10:22 And it was at Hierusalem the feast of the Dedication, and it was winter.

John 10:23 And Iesus walked in the Temple, in Salomons porche.

John 10:24 Then came the Iewes round about him, and sayd vnto him, Howe long doest thou make vs dout? If thou be that Christ, tell vs plainely.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hierusalem", "feast", "dedication", and "winter". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hierusalem" and "feast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Other sayd These are not the wordes..." into verse 23's "And Iesus walked in the Temple in...", so "hierusalem" and "feast" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hierusalem" and "feast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.