New American Standard Bible 1995

John 7:40-44

40Someof the peopleὄχλουochlouG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056,were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778certainlyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230isthe Prophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396.”

41OthersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isthe Christχριστός·christosG5547.”Still othersG3588were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “SurelyμὴmēG3361the ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547is not going to comeἔρχεται;erchetaiG2064from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056, is He?

42Has not the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saidG3004that the Christχριστός;¶christosG5547comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064fromthe descendantsσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of DavidG1160,and from BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,the villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968whereὅπουhopouG3699DavidG1160was?”

43SoοὖνounG3767a divisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096in the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of Him.

44SomeτινὲςtinesG5100of them wantedἤθελονēthelonG2309to seizeπιάσαιpiasaiG4084Him, but noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911handsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495on Him.

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