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Division over Jesus

John 7:41

In 9 translations

BSB
Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
KJV
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
WEB
Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
ASV
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
LSV
others said, “This is the Christ”; and others said, “Why, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
YLT
others said, 'This is the Christ;' and others said, 'Why, out of Galilee doth the Christ come?
DBY
Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, Does then the Christ come out of Galilee?
DRC
Others said: This is the Christ. But some said: Doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
GNV
Other saide, This is that Christ: and some said, But shall that Christ come out of Galile?

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read οἱ (“Those”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Ἄλλοι (“Others”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include δὲ (“however”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: οἱ δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οἱ δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἄλλοι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ χριστός· οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον· Μὴ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ὁ χριστὸς ἔρχεται;
RP2018
Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ χριστός. Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Μὴ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ὁ χριστὸς ἔρχεται;
TR-Boyd
Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός. Ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον, Μὴ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ὁ Χριστὸς ἔρχεται;
SCR1894
αλλοι ελεγον ουτος εστιν ο χριστος αλλοι δε ελεγον μη γαρ εκ της γαλιλαιας ο χριστος ερχεται

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ📍 Galilee◆ Feast of Tabernacles

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 7:52“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
  • John 1:46“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
  • John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
  • John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
  • John 6:69We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
  • John 4:25The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
  • Matthew 16:14–16They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the…
  • John 7:31Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
  • John 4:42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
  • John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

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