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

39But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 40Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.” Others were saying, “This is the Christ.” Still others were saying, “Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? 42Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.

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

• Othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• were sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• Still othersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Surelyμήmē · notG3361
• is not going to comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• from GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056

Cross-references for John 7:41

• John 7:31But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?”
• John 1:41He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ).
• John 4:25The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”
• John 6:69We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.”
• Matthew 16:14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
• John 7:52They answered him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”
• John 1:46Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “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

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• Christ
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• Christ, Messiah
• Galilee, Galilean
• Division
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• 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