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John 7:43

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 7:43 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
John 7:43 — American Standard Version

Context — John 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
40[Some] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
42Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
43So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
45The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him?
46The officers answered, Never man so spake.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“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, (<421251>Luke 12:51).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Joh 7:12, Joh 9:16, Joh 10:19; Mat 10:35; Luk 12:51; Act 14:4, Act 23:7-10 John 7:44”
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