John 7:39-49

39 But this He spoke 1of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for 2the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet 3glorified.

Division of People over Jesus

40 Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, "This certainly is 4the Prophet."
41 Others were saying, "This is the Christ." Still others were saying, "5Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He?
42 "Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from 6the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
43 So 7a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.
44 8Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
45 The 9officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, "Why * did you not bring Him?"
46 The 10officers answered, "11Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks."
47 The Pharisees then answered them, "12You have not also been led astray, have you?
48 "13No one of 14the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?
49 "But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed."

Cross References 14

  • 1. Joel 2:28; John 1:33
  • 2. John 20:22; Acts 1:4; Acts 2:4, 33; Acts 19:2
  • 3. John 12:16, 23; John 13:31; John 16:14; John 17:1
  • 4. Matthew 21:11; John 1:21
  • 5. John 1:46; John 7:52
  • 6. Psalms 89:4; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:1; Matthew 2:5; Luke 2:4f
  • 7. John 9:16; John 10:19
  • 8. John 7:30
  • 9. John 7:32
  • 10. John 7:32
  • 11. Matthew 7:28
  • 12. John 7:12
  • 13. John 12:42
  • 14. Luke 23:13; John 7:26

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