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Division and Unbelief

40 When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”[a] 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”[b] 43 So the crowd was divided about him. 44 Some even wanted him arrested, but no one laid a hand on him.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:40 See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6.
  2. 7:42 See Mic 5:2.

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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