John 7:43

43 So the people did not agree about who Jesus was.

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 asked, "How can the Christ come from Galilee?

42 Doesn't Scripture say that the Christ will come from David's family? Doesn't it say that he will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?"

43 So the people did not agree about who Jesus was.

44 Some wanted to arrest him. But no one laid a hand on him.

45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees. They asked the guards, "Why didn't you bring him in?"