Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Others said, "He is the Christ." But [still] others said, "What [do you mean]? The Christ will not come from Galilee, [will he]?
New American Standard Bible
Others were saying, “This is
King James Version
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Holman Bible
Others said, “This is the Messiah!” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He?
International Standard Version
while others were saying, "This is the Messiah!"
A Conservative Version
Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, For does the Christ come out of Galilee?
American Standard Version
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
Amplified
Others said, “This is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!” But others said, “Surely the Christ is not going to come out of Galilee, is He?
Anderson New Testament
Others said: This is the Christ. But others said: Does the Christ come out of Galilee?
Bible in Basic English
Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?
Common New Testament
Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Will the Christ come from Galilee?
Daniel Mace New Testament
some said, this is the Messias. but said others, shall the Messias come out of Galilee?
Darby Translation
Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, Does then the Christ come out of Galilee?
Godbey New Testament
others were saying, He is the Christ; others were saying, For whether does Christ come out of Galilee?
Goodspeed New Testament
Others said, "This is the Christ!" But they rejoined, "What! Is the Christ to come from Galilee?
John Wesley New Testament
Others said, This is the Christ.
Julia Smith Translation
Others said, This is Christ: and others said, Yet Christ comes not out of Galilee.
King James 2000
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Others were saying, "This man is the Christ!" But others were saying, "No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, [does he]?
Modern King James verseion
Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Does the Christ come out of Galilee?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Others said, "This is Christ." Some said, "Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Moffatt New Testament
others said, "He is the Christ"; but others said, "No, surely the Christ does not come from Galilee?
Montgomery New Testament
Other said, "He is the Christ." But others were saying. "Surely the Christ is not to come out of Galilee, is he?
NET Bible
Others said, "This is the Christ!" But still others said, "No, for the Christ doesn't come from Galilee, does he?
New Heart English Bible
Others said, "This is the Messiah." But some said, "What, does the Messiah come out of Galilee?
Noyes New Testament
Others said, Doth the Christ then come from Galilee?
Sawyer New Testament
others said, This is the Christ; others said, [No]; for does the Christ come from Galilee?
The Emphasized Bible
Others, were saying - This, is, the Christ. But, others, were saying - Out of Galilee, is, the Christ, to come?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Others said, He is the Messiah. But others said, No: for cometh the Messiah out of Galilee?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"This is certainly 'the Prophet'!"; others said: "This is the Christ!"; but some asked: "What! does the Christ come from Galilee?
Webster
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Will Christ come out of Galilee?
Weymouth New Testament
Others said, "He is the Christ." But others again, "Not so, for is the Christ to come from Galilee?
Williams New Testament
Others said, "This is the Christ." But still others said, "The Christ does not come from Galilee, does He?
World English Bible
Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
Worrell New Testament
others said, "This is the Christ;" but some said, "What? doth the Christ come out of Nazareth?"
Worsley New Testament
Others said, This is the Messiah. But some said, Shall the Messiah come out of Galilee?
Youngs Literal Translation
others said, 'This is the Christ;' and others said, 'Why, out of Galilee doth the Christ come?
Themes
Galilee » Inhabitants of » Despised by the jews
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles
Interlinear
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Usage: 1045
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:41
Verse Info
Context Readings
Different Opinions About Jesus
40 When they heard these words some people in the crowd said, "Truly, this man is the prophet." [See note on 1:21]. 41 Others said, "He is the Christ." But [still] others said, "What [do you mean]? The Christ will not come from Galilee, [will he]? 42 Does not Scripture say [Micah 5:2] that the Christ will come as the descendant of King David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?"
Cross References
John 1:46
Nathaniel replied to him, "Can anything worthwhile come from Nazareth?" [Note: Nazareth had a bad reputation and Jewish writings made no prediction of a prophet coming from that area. See John 7:52]. Philip answered him, "Come and see."
John 7:52
They answered him, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search [the Scriptures], and you will see that no prophet will come from Galilee." [Note: They were probably referring to "the prophet" predicted to come by Moses. Deut. 18:15]. {{Most ancient manuscripts do not contain the section from 7:53 through 8:11, or else place it elsewhere in the book.
Matthew 16:14-16
They replied, "Some say you are John the Immerser; some [the prophet] Elijah; and others [the prophet] Jeremiah, or one of the [other] prophets [come back to life]."
John 1:41
The first thing Andrew did was to find his own brother Simon and say to him, "We have found the Messiah (which means Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one])."
John 1:49
Nathaniel replied to Him, "Rabbi [i.e., Teacher], you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
John 4:25
[Then] the woman said to Jesus, "I know that Messiah is coming ([He is] the One who is called Christ). And when He does come, He will tell us everything."
John 4:29
"Come [and] see a man who told me everything I ever did. Can this be the Christ?"
John 4:42
and they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not just because of what you said, but because we have heard [it] for ourselves and know that this is truly the Savior of the world."
John 6:69
And we apostles have believed [in you] and know that you are God's Holy One."
John 7:31
But many people in the crowd believed in Him, saying, "When the Messiah does come, will he perform more [miraculous] signs than this man has done?"