John 7:43

43 So the crowd was divided over Jesus.

John 7:43 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:43

So there was a division among the people concerning him.
] Some, though they did not go so far as to believe him to be the Messiah, yet took him to be a prophet, and a very extraordinary one; others made no difficulty to assert him to be the Christ; and others objected to it on account of the country from whence he came, and so fulfilled the words of Christ, ( Luke 12:51 ) .

John 7:43 In-Context

41 Others said, "He's the Christ." But others said, "The Christ can't come from Galilee, can he?

42 Didn't the scripture say that the Christ comes from David's family and from Bethlehem, David's village?"

43 So the crowd was divided over Jesus.

44 Some wanted to arrest him, but no one grabbed him.

45 The guards returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked, "Why didn't you bring him?"