John 7:43
And so there arose a dissension among the multitude because of him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
So there was a division among the people because of him.
In Context
44Now certain ones among them wanted to apprehend him, but no one laid hands upon him.
Cross References
Matthew 10:35For I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
John 7:12And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning him. For certain ones were saying, “He is good.” But others were saying, “No, for he seduces the crowds.”
John 10:19A dissension occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
Acts 23:7And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.
Matthew Henry on John 7:38-45
The Gospel Invitation. 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the… Read the whole commentary →