John 7:41

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Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

But many of the multitude believed on him, and said, When the Messiah cometh, will he do greater miracles than those which this man doth?

He first finds his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being translated, the Christ).

The woman saith, I know that Messiah is coming (who is called Christ): when he cometh, he will inform us of all things.

And we have believed and known that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

But they replied, Some, that thou art John the Baptist; but others, Elias; and others again, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

They answered and said to him, Art thou not from Galilee too? Search and see: for a prophet, out of Galilee, never was raised up.

And Nathaniel said to him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.

for henceforth five shall be in one house, divided, three against two, and two against three.

There was therefore a division again among the Jews, on account of these sayings.