John 7:41

John 7:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
• New International Version (NIV)Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee?

Context of John 7:41

39Jesus was speaking about God's Spirit, who would come to people some time after that. Those people who believed in Jesus would receive God's Spirit at that later time. But God had not yet given his Spirit to people, because he had not yet raised Jesus back up to heaven. 40The people in the crowd heard Jesus say these words. Some of them said, ‘Surely this man must be the Prophet from God that we have been waiting for!’ Other people said, ‘This man is the Messiah.’ But some other people said, ‘The Messiah will not come from Galilee! 42The Bible says that the Messiah will come from King David's family. He will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.’ 43In this way the people had different thoughts about Jesus.

John 7:41 word by word

ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ χριστός· οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον· μὴ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ὁ χριστὸς ἔρχεται;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• Shallμήmē · notG3361
• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056

Cross-references for John 7:41

• John 7:31But many people in the crowd believed in Jesus. They said, ‘This man has done so many miracles. Surely he is the Messiah! Nobody could do more miracles than he has done.’
• John 1:41The first thing that Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. Andrew said to Simon, ‘We have found the Messiah.’ (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ mean the same.)
• John 4:25The woman said to Jesus, ‘I know that the Messiah will come. He is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’
• John 6:69We believe that you are the Holy One that God has sent. We are sure about that.’
• Matthew 16:14They replied, ‘Some people say that you are John the Baptist. Other people say that you are Elijah. And some other people say that you are Jeremiah, or another prophet of God.’
• John 7:52They answered Nicodemus, ‘Perhaps you come from Galilee, as well as him! Study what the Bible teaches. You will learn that no prophet of God ever comes from Galilee.’
• John 1:46Nathanael said, ‘I did not think that anything good could come from Nazareth!’ Philip replied, ‘Come and see.’

Commentaries on John 7:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Shalt Christ come out of Galilee? - As the prophets had declared that the Messiah was to come from the tribe of Judah, and from the family of David, and should be born in the city of Bethlehem, these Jews, imagining that Christ had been born in Galilee, concluded that he could not be the Messiah. Had they examined the matter a little farther, they would have found that he had his birth exactly as the prophets had foretold; but, for want of this necessary…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-42These Jews were not like the crowd who thought the Christ (the Messiah) would have a mysterious appearance (7:25–27). They believed the prophecy that God's chosen ruler would come from Bethlehem in Judea (see Micah 5:2). However, they struggled with the fact that Jesus seemed to be from Galilee, where he grew up.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4340-43. Many ... when they heard this ... said, Of a truth, &c.--The only wonder is they did not all say it. "But their minds were blinded."Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:41

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Galilee
• Christ, Messiah
• Galilee, Galilean
• Division
• Judge
• Thither
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Law in the New Testament

Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings