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.
45TheofficersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257thenοὖνounG3767cameἮλθονĒlthonG2064to the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and PhariseesΦαρισαίους,PharisaiousG5330,and they saidG3004to them, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223G5101did you not bringἠγάγετεēgageteG71Him?”
46Theofficersὑπηρέται·hupēretaiG5257answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611, “NeverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763has a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444spokenG2980the wayG3779thisG3779manG444speaksG2980.”
47The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·PharisaioiG5330thenοὖνounG3767answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611them, “You have not alsoκαὶkaiG2532been ledG4105astrayG4105, have you?
48NoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100ofthe rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758orἢēG2228PhariseesΦαρισαίων;PharisaiōnG5330has believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100in Him, has he?
49But thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793which does not knowγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097the LawνόμονnomonG3551is accursedG1884.”
50NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530(he who cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to Him beforeπρότερον,proteronG4387,beingὢνōnG1510oneεἷςheisG1520of them) saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,
51“Our LawνόμοςnomosG3551does not judgeκρίνειkrineiG2919a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444unlessἐὰνeanG1437G3361it firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413hearsἀκούσῃakousēG191from him and knowsγνῷgnōG1097whatτίtiG5101he is doingποιεῖ;¶poieiG4160, does it?”
52They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611him, “You are not alsoG2532from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,are you? SearchἐραύνησονeraunēsonG2045,and seeG3708that noοὐκoukG3756prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396arisesἐγείρεται.¶egeiretaiG1453out of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056.”
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