John 7:41

Others said, "He is the Christ." But others again, "Not so, for is the Christ to come from Galilee?

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

In Context

40After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet."

42Has not the Scripture declared that the Christ is to come of the family of David and from Bethlehem, David's village?"

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Cross References

Matthew 16:14"Some say John the Baptist," they replied; "others Elijah; others Jeremiah or one of the Prophets."

John 1:46"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.

John 4:25"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming-- `the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."

John 4:42and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."

John 7:31But from among the crowd a large number believed in Him. "When the Christ comes," they said, "will He perform more miracles than this teacher has performed?"

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 →

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