John 7:40-53 - Different Opinions About Jesus
40 Some of the crowd who had been listening to these discourses began to say, "Without a doubt this man is a Prophet." 41 Other said, "He is the Christ." But others were saying. "Surely the Christ is not to come out of Galilee, is he? 42 "Does not the Scripture say that the Christ is coming of the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, David's town?" 43 So a division arose in the crowd concerning him. Some of them wished to apprehend him, but no one laid hands on him. 44 Then the officers returned to the chief priest and Pharisees,
45 and they asked them, "Why have you not brought him?"
46 The officers answered, "Never yet did a man speak like this man."
47 "Surely you have not been led astray, have you? answered the Pharisees. 48 "Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees? 49 "As for this mob who do not understand the Law, they are accursed!"
50 Nicodemus, one of their number, he who had formerly visited Jesus, said to them, 51 "Our law does not condemn the accused, does it, before hearing his defense, and finding out what he is doing?"
52 In answer they said to him. "You are not from Galilee, are you? Search for yourself, and see that from Galilee arises no prophet."
53 Then they departed each to his own house.