Verse 41
John 7:41
Free Bible Version
41
“Nobody ever spoke like this man does,” the guards replied.
Original Language Text
greek
ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ χριστός· ⸂οἱ δὲ⸃ ἔλεγον· Μὴ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ὁ χριστὸς ἔρχεται;
English Translation
Others were saying, "This is the Christ"; but some said, "Does the Christ come from Galilee?"
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Chapter 7 Context
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After this, Yashua (Jesus) spent his time going from place to place in Galilee. He did not want to d...
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But as it was almost time for the Jewish festival of the Tabernacles,
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his brothers told him, “You ought to leave and go to Judea so your followers will be able to see wha...
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No one who wants to be famous keeps what they do hidden. If you can do such miracles, then show your...
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Yashua (Jesus) told them, “This is not my time to go, not yet; but you can go whenever you want, for...
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The world has no reason to hate you, but it does hate me, because I make it clear that its ways are...
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You go on to the festival. I'm not going to this festival because this is not the right time for me,...
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After his brothers left to go to the festival, Yashua (Jesus) also went, but not openly—he stayed ou...
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Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were searching for him and kept on asking, “Where is he?”
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Many people in the crowds were complaining about him. Some said, “He's a good man,” while others arg...
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When the festival was halfway through, Yashua (Jesus) went to the Temple and began to teach.
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The Jewish leaders were very surprised, and asked, “How does this man have so much learning when he...
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Yashua (Jesus) answered, “My teaching is not from me but from the one who sent me.
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Those who speak for themselves want to glorify themselves, but someone who glorifies the one who sen...
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Moses gave you the law, didn't he? Yet none of you keeps the law! Why are you trying to kill me?”
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“You're demon-possessed!” the crowd replied. “No one's trying to kill you!”
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“I did one miracle and you're all shocked by it,” Yashua (Jesus) replied.
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“However, because Moses told you to circumcise—not that it really came from Moses, but from your for...
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If you circumcise on the Sabbath to make sure that the law of Moses isn't broken, why are you angry...
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Don't judge by appearances; decide what is right!”
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Then some of those from Jerusalem began wondering, “Isn't this the one they're trying to kill?
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But see how openly he's speaking, and they're saying nothing to him. Do you think the authorities be...
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But that's not possible because we know where he comes from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will kno...
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While he was teaching in the Temple, Yashua (Jesus) called out in a loud voice, “So you think you kn...
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but I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.”
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So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him because his time had not yet come.
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However, many of the crowd did put their trust in him. “When the Messiah appears, will he do more mi...
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When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering this about him, they and the chief priests sent guards...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) told the people, “I'll be with you just a little longer, but then I'll return to...
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You'll search for me but you won't find me; and you can't come where I'm going.”
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The Jews said to each other, “Where could he be going that we couldn't find him? Is he planning to g...
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What does he mean by saying, ‘You'll search for me but you won't find me; and you can't come where I...
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On the last and most important day of the festival, Yashua (Jesus) stood up and shouted out in a lou...
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If you trust in me, you will have streams of life-giving water flowing out from within you, as Scrip...
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He was referring to the Spirit that those who trusted in him would later receive. The Spirit hadn't...
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When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This man is definitely the Prophet!”
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Others said, “He is the Messiah!” Still others said, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?
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Doesn't Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David's lineage, and from David's home town of Bet...
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Some wanted to arrest him, but nobody laid a hand on him.
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Then the guards returned to the chief priests and the Pharisees who asked them, “Why didn't you brin...
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“Nobody ever spoke like this man does,” the guards replied.
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“Have you been fooled too?” the Pharisees asked them.
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“Has a single one of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him? No!
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But this crowd knows nothing about teachings of the law—they're damned anyway!”
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Nicodemus, who had previously gone to meet Yashua (Jesus), was one of them and asked them,
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“Does our law condemn a man without a hearing and without finding out what he actually did?”
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“So you're a Galilean as well, are you?” they replied. “Check the Scriptures and you'll discover tha...
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Then they all went home,
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