John 7:43

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.

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  • John 9:16 : 16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say,“This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said,“How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
  • John 10:19 : 19 Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
  • John 7:12 : 12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”
  • Matt 10:35 : 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,
  • Luke 12:51 : 51 Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!
  • Acts 14:4 : 4 But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
  • Acts 23:7-9 : 7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.) 9 There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly,“We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” 10 When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

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  • John 10:19-20
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    19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.

    20Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”

  • John 7:11-13
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    11So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking,“Where is he?”

    12There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”

    13However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.

  • Acts 23:7
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    7When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

  • John 7:44-46
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    44Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

    45Lack of Belief Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them,“Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”

    46The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”

  • John 7:40-42
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    40Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”

    41Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?

    42Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

  • John 7:25
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    25Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • John 9:16
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    16Then some of the Pharisees began to say,“This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said,“How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.

  • Acts 14:4
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    4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

  • John 12:11
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    11for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.

  • John 7:30-32
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    30So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

    31Yet many of the crowd believed in him and said,“Whenever the Christ comes, he won’t perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?”

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

  • John 12:18
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    18Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.

  • John 7:35
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    35Then the Jewish leaders said to one another,“Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

  • Luke 4:30
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    30But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

  • John 12:9
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    9Now a large crowd of Judeans learned that Jesus was there, and so they came not only because of him but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.

  • Mark 3:7
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    7Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

  • 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.”

  • John 6:43
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    43Jesus replied,“Do not complain about me to one another.

  • John 7:1
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    1The Feast of Shelters After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He stayed out of Judea because the Jewish leaders wanted to kill him.

  • John 11:47-48
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

    48If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”

  • John 7:3
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    3So Jesus’ brothers advised him,“Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.

  • Acts 5:37
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    37After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census, and incited people to follow him in revolt. He too was killed, and all who followed him were scattered.

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    41Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.

    42Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

    43For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

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    37But some of them said,“This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”

  • Mark 14:2
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    2For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”

  • Luke 12:51
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    51Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!

  • John 10:42
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    42And many believed in Jesus there.

  • Mark 14:57
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    57Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:

  • John 6:52
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    52Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

  • John 7:48
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    48None of the members of the ruling council or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?

  • John 4:43
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    43Onward to Galilee After the two days he departed from there to Galilee.

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

  • John 8:20
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    20(Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)

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    20The crowd answered,“You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”

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    45But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

  • Mark 3:20
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    20Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

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    46They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

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    17This report about Jesus circulated throughout Judea and all the surrounding country.

  • John 8:43
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    43Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.