Bible Strands
John 7:41
Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The crowd in Jerusalem divides after hearing Jesus’s teaching, with one group affirming his messianic identity and another challenging his regional background.
The words — The Greek ἄλλοι (alloi) and οἱ δὲ (hoi de) literally mean “Others” and “But others,” structuring the crowd’s divided response around two opposing reactions.
The thread — Geographic skepticism toward Jesus’s origins recurs in John 1:46 and John 7:52, while John 1:49 records a direct confession that bypasses such regional objections.
Why it lands — Readers must confront their own criteria for validating a teacher, weighing popular claims and geographic expectations against the explicit testimony of the text.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Cross-references
- John 7:52 “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
- John 1:46 “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
- John 1:49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
- Matthew 16:14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
- John 1:41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
- John 4:25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
- John 4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
- John 4:42 They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
- John 6:69 We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
- John 7:31 Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”