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John 7:43

Conflict and reconciliation

41 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?”

So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

44 Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

45 Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

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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.

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BSB
So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
KJV
So there was a division among the people because of him.
WEB
So a division arose in the multitude because of him.
ASV
So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
DARBY
There was a division therefore in the crowd on account of him.
BLB
Therefore a division happened in the crowd because of Him.
ÅB
Det ble da splid iblant folket for hans skyld.
OTB
Slik var folket delt i sine meninger om Jesus.
B1930
Det blev da splid iblandt folket for hans skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 9:16

    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

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  • John 10:19

    Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.

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  • Luke 12:51

    Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

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  • John 7:12

    Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

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  • Acts 23:7–10

    As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

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  • Acts 14:4

    The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

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  • Matthew 10:35

    For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

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