And every man went unto his own house — the chapter concludes with the dispersal of the assembly: each person goes to his own house. The Feast of Tabernacles is over; the confrontation over Jesus has achieved no resolution. No arrest has occurred (because 'his hour' has not come), and the division stands unresolved. The simple statement has an almost tragic quality: the light has been offered, the words spoken, and yet the crowd departs in the darkness of unresolved judgment.

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