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Othersἄλλοιwere saying,ἔλεγον“ThisΟὗτόςisἐστινthe Messiah.”ὁ χριστόςButδὲothersοἱwere saying,ἔλεγον“SurelyΜὴthe Messiahὁ χριστὸςdoes not comeἔρχεταιfromἐκGalilee?τῆς Γαλιλαίας
John 7:41
Study it in the app“Others were saying, “This is the Messiah.” But others were saying, “Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee?”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:41, word by word
- Othersἄλλοιalloi
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “alloi” appears- were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Messiahχριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- does not comeἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears
Places in this verse
Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
40So some of the crowd, when they heard these words, were saying, “This is truly the Prophet.”
41 · This verse (above)
42Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?