John 7:43

43 So the people did not agree with each other about 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 is the Christ." Still others said, "The Christ will not come from Galilee.

42 The Scripture says that the Christ will come from David's family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived."

43 So the people did not agree with each other about Jesus.

44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one was able to touch him.

45 The Temple guards went back to the leading priests and the Pharisees, who asked, "Why didn't you bring Jesus?"