John 7:40-53 - Different Opinions About Jesus
40 Therefore, many of the multitude, when they had heard this word, said: This is, in truth, the prophet. 41 Others said: This is the Christ. But others said: Does the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the posterity of David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David was? 43 So there was a division among the multitude because of him. 44 And some of them desired to take him; but no one laid hands on him.
45 Then came the attendants to the chief priests and the Pharisees; and they said to them: Why have you not brought him?
46 The attendants answered: Never did man speak like this man.
47 Then the Pharisees answered them: Are you also deceived? 48 Has any one of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believed on him? 49 But this multitude that know not the law are cursed.
50 Nicodemus said to them (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them): 51 Does our law condemn a man unless it first hear from him, and know what he does?
52 They answered and said to him: Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee arises no prophet.
53 And every one departed to his own house.