John 7:41

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

However, many in the crowd believed in him. They kept saying, "When the Messiah comes, he won't do more signs than this man has done, will he?"

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, "We have found the Anointed One!" (which is translated "Messiah").

The woman told him, "I know that the Anointed One is coming, who is being called "the Messiah'. When that person comes, he will explain everything."

Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God."

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

They answered him, "You aren't from Galilee, too, are you? Search and see that no prophet comes from Galilee."

Nathaniel asked him, "From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?" Philip told him, "Come and see!"

From now on, five people in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

Once again there was a division among the Jews because of what Jesus had been saying.