Who Is He?

40 Therefore [a]many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is (A)the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is (B)the Christ.”

But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 (C)Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, (D)where David was?” 43 So (E)there was a division among the people because of Him. 44 Now (F)some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:40 NU some

40 Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 [a]Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? 43 So there arose a division in the multitude because of him. 44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

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40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”(A)

41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?(B) 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(C) and from Bethlehem,(D) the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided(E) because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.(F)

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