John 7:41

³⁹ He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

⁴⁰ On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

⁴² Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

⁴³ So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
KJV: Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
WEB: Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
ASV: Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
DARBY: Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, Does then the Christ come out of Galilee?
BLB: Others were saying, “This is the Christ.” But others were saying, “How indeed does the Christ come out of Galilee?

ÅB: Andre sa: Dette er Messias. Andre igjen sa: Messias kommer da vel ikke fra Galilea?
OTB: Andre sa: «Han er Messias.» Men noen spurte: «Hvordan kan Messias komme fra Galilea?
B1930: Andre sa: Dette er Messias. Andre igjen sa: Messias kommer da vel ikke fra Galilea?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 7:52
“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
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John 1:46
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
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John 1:49
“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
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John 1:41
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
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John 4:29
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
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Matthew 16:14–16
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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John 4:42
They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
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John 4:25
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
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