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Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
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When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, "This is really the prophet."
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Others said, "This is the Messiah." But some asked, "Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, does he?
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Has not the scripture said that the Messiah is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"
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So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
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Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.
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Then the temple police went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why did you not arrest him?"
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The police answered, "Never has anyone spoken like this!"
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Then the Pharisees replied, "Surely you have not been deceived too, have you?
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Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him?
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But this crowd, which does not know the law—they are accursed."