John 7:43

Overview - John 7
1	Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;
10	goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;
14	teaches in the temple.
40	Divers opinions of him among the people.
45	The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, and chide with Nicodemus for taking his part.

John 7:43  (King James Version)
So there was a division among the people because of him.