{After these things} (meta tauta). John's favourite general
note of the order of events. Bernard conceives that the events in
 7:1-14  follow  7:15-24  and both follow chapter 5, not chapter
6, a wholly needless readjustment of the narrative to suit a
preconceived theory. John simply supplements the narrative in the
Synoptics at points deemed important. He now skips the period of
withdrawal from Galilee of about six months (from passover to
tabernacles). {Walked} (periepatei). Imperfect active, a
literal picture of the itinerant ministry of Jesus. He has
returned to Galilee from the region of Caesarea Philippi. He had
been avoiding Galilee as well as Judea for six months. {For he
would not walk in Judea} (ou gar (8874)helen en t(8869) Ioudai(8369)).
Imperfect active of 	hel(935c) picturing the attitude of refusal to
work in Judea after the events in chapter 5 (perhaps a year and a
half before). {Sought to kill} (ez(8874)oun apokteinai). Imperfect
active again, progressive attitude, had been seeking to kill him
as shown in  5:18  where the same words occur.