John 7:12
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12 And there was considerable complaining about him among the crowds. While some were saying, “He is a good man,” others were saying, “No, he is deceiving the crowd.”(A)
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John 9:16
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16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not observe the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And they were divided.(A)
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John 7:40-43
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Division among the People
40 When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Messiah.”[a] But some asked, “Surely the Messiah[b] does not come from Galilee, does he?(A) 42 Has not the scripture said that the Messiah[c] is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”(B) 43 So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
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John 7:47
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47 Then the Pharisees replied, “Surely you have not been deceived, too, have you?
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John 7:32
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Officers Are Sent to Arrest Jesus
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering such things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent temple police to arrest him.
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Philippians 2:14
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14 Do all things without murmuring and arguing,(A)
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Romans 5:7
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7 Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die.
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Acts 11:24
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24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were brought to the Lord.(A)
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John 10:19-21
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19 Again the Jews were divided because of these words.(A) 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind. Why listen to him?”(B) 21 Others were saying, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”(C)
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John 7:52
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52 They replied, “Surely you are not also from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet is to arise from Galilee.”
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John 6:14
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14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.”(A)
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Luke 23:50
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The Burial of Jesus
50 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph who, though a member of the council,
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Luke 23:47
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47 When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent.”[a](A)
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Luke 18:19
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19 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
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Luke 7:16
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16 Fear seized all of them, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”(A)
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Luke 6:45
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45 The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil, for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.(A)
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Matthew 27:63
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63 and said, “Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’(A)
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Matthew 21:46
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46 They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.(A)
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Matthew 16:13-16
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Peter’s Declaration about Jesus
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(A) 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[a] the Son of the living God.”(B)
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Matthew 10:25
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25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!(A)
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John 7:25-27
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Is This the Christ?
25 Now some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is not this the man whom they are trying to kill? 26 And here he is, speaking openly, but they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Messiah?[a] 27 Yet we know where this man is from, but when the Messiah[b] comes no one will know where he is from.”(A)
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