John 10:22 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

John 10:20 And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”

John 10:21 Others were saying, “These are not the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

John 10:22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;

John 10:23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of Solomon.

John 10:24 The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us openly.”

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Others were saying These are not the..." into verse 23's "it was winter and Jesus was walking...", so "time" 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 "time" and "feast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.