The People Are Divided over Jesus

40 When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet!”[a](A) 41 Others said, “This is the Messiah!” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He? 42 Doesn’t the Scripture(B) say that the Messiah comes from David’s(C) offspring[b] and from the town of Bethlehem,(D) where David once lived?” 43 So a division(E) occurred among the crowd because of Him. 44 Some of them wanted to seize Him,(F) but no one laid hands on Him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:40 Probably the Prophet in Dt 18:15
  2. John 7:42 Lit seed

40 After hearing akouō these houtos words logos, some of ek the ho crowd ochlos · ho began to say legō, “ This houtos man really alēthōs is eimi the ho prophet prophētēs.” 41 Others allos were saying legō, “ This houtos man is eimi the ho Christ Christos.” But de others ho were saying legō, “ Surely the ho Christ Christos does erchomai not come erchomai from ek · ho Galilee Galilaia, does he ? 42 Has not ou the ho scripture graphē said legō that hoti the ho Christ Christos will be a ho descendant sperma of David Dauid and kai come erchomai from apo Bethlehem Bēthleem, the ho village kōmē where hopou David Dauid was eimi born?” 43 So oun there was ginomai a division schisma among en the ho people ochlos because dia of him autos. 44 Some tis · de of ek them autos wanted thelō to arrest piazō him autos, but alla no oudeis one laid epiballō a hand cheir on epi him autos. · ho

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