John 7:12

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And there was a lot of murmuring among the crowds about Him. Some were saying, 'He is a good man,' but others were saying, 'No, He is deceiving the people.'

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  • John 9:16 : 16 Some of the Pharisees said, 'This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.' But others said, 'How can a sinful man perform such signs?' So there was division among them.
  • John 7:40-43 : 40 When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, 'Truly, this is the Prophet.' 41 Others said, 'This is the Messiah.' But some asked, 'Surely, the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He? 42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s line and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?'”}, { 43 So a division arose among the crowd because of Him.
  • John 7:47 : 47 The Pharisees replied to them, 'Have you also been deceived?'
  • John 7:32 : 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  • John 7:52 : 52 They responded, 'Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.'
  • John 10:19-21 : 19 Again, there was division among the Jews because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, 'He has a demon and is insane. Why listen to him?' 21 Others were saying, 'These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?'
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a large number of people were added to the Lord.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps for a good person one might dare even to die.
  • Phil 2:14 : 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his household!
  • Matt 16:13-16 : 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He then said to them, "But who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
  • Matt 21:46 : 46 Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.
  • Matt 27:63 : 63 They said, 'Sir, we remember that while He was still alive, that deceiver said, "After three days I will rise again."'
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 A good person brings good things out of the good stored up in their heart, and an evil person brings evil things out of the evil stored up in their heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 Fear took hold of everyone, and they glorified God, saying, 'A great prophet has risen among us!' and 'God has visited His people!'
  • Luke 18:19 : 19 Jesus replied, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good—except God alone.'
  • Luke 23:47 : 47 When the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, 'Surely this was a righteous man.'
  • Luke 23:50 : 50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, who was a good and righteous man.
  • John 6:14 : 14 When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, 'This truly is the Prophet who is to come into the world.'
  • John 7:25-27 : 25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 Yet here He is speaking openly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Could it be that the authorities really have recognized that He is the Messiah? 27 But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, no one will know where He is from.

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  • John 7:43-44
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    43So a division arose among the crowd because of Him.

    44But some of them wanted to seize Him, yet no one laid a hand on Him.

  • John 7:13
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    13Yet no one was speaking openly about Him for fear of the Jews.

  • John 7:31-32
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    31However, many in the crowd believed in Him and said, 'When the Messiah comes, will He perform more signs than this man has done?'

    32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

  • John 7:25-26
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    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

    26Yet here He is speaking openly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Could it be that the authorities really have recognized that He is the Messiah?

  • John 7:11
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    11The Jews were looking for Him at the festival and saying, 'Where is He?

  • John 7:40-41
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    40When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, 'Truly, this is the Prophet.'

    41Others said, 'This is the Messiah.' But some asked, 'Surely, the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He?

  • John 10:19-20
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    19Again, there was division among the Jews because of these words.

    20Many of them were saying, 'He has a demon and is insane. Why listen to him?'

  • John 6:43
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    43Jesus answered, 'Stop grumbling among yourselves.'

  • Matt 26:5
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    5But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

  • Mark 14:2
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    2But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be an uproar among the people."

  • John 11:47
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?'

  • John 12:18-19
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    18This is why the crowd went to meet Him—because they heard that He had performed this sign.

    19Then the Pharisees said to one another, "You see, you are achieving nothing. Look, the whole world has gone after Him!"

  • Mark 11:32
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    32But if we say, 'From men,' they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone regarded John as truly a prophet.

  • Mark 11:18
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    18The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began seeking a way to destroy him. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

  • John 7:20
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    20The crowd answered, 'You have a demon! Who is trying to kill You?'

  • John 12:9
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    9A large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. They came, not just because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

  • John 12:42
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    42Nevertheless, many even among the rulers believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees, they did not confess Him, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue.

  • John 9:16
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    16Some of the Pharisees said, 'This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.' But others said, 'How can a sinful man perform such signs?' So there was division among them.

  • Luke 23:2
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    2They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Luke 7:17
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    17This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.

  • Luke 3:15
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    15As the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Christ,

  • Matt 21:26
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    26But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.

  • Matt 21:11
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    11The crowds answered, 'This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.'

  • Mark 7:14
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    14Then He called the crowd to Him and said, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

  • John 7:35
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    35At this, the Jews said to one another, 'Where does this man intend to go that we will not be able to find Him? Does He plan to go to the dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

  • Matt 21:46
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    46Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.

  • John 18:34
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    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • Acts 5:37
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    37'After him, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and led a number of people in revolt. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.'

  • Luke 20:6
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    6But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.'

  • Luke 23:14
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    14and said to them, 'You brought this man to me as one who is misleading the people. Now look, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no basis for your charges against Him.

  • Mark 14:57
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    57Then some stood up and falsely testified against him, saying,

  • John 6:41
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    41At this, the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, 'I am the bread that came down from heaven.'

  • Luke 22:2
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    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Luke 24:19
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    19He asked, "What things?" They replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.

  • Mark 3:7
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    7Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea.

  • Luke 19:48
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    48But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.

  • Matt 22:33
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    33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

  • Mark 15:11
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    11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

  • Matt 9:3
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    3At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man is blaspheming.'

  • Mark 12:12
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    12They sought to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because they understood that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

  • Luke 23:5
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    5But they insisted, 'He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee and coming all the way here.'

  • Luke 20:2
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    2They said to him, 'Tell us, by what authority you do these things? Or who gave you this authority?'

  • John 7:46
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    46The officers answered, 'Never has anyone spoken like this man!'