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)

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)

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.

⁴⁷ Then the Pharisees replied, “Surely you have not been deceived, too, have you?

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.

¹⁴ Do all things without murmuring and arguing,^(A)

⁷ Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die.

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)

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)

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.”